Jean Louis Xa⋅vier Fran⋅çois /ʒɑ̃ lwi gzaˈvyeɪ frɑ̃ˈswa/Show Spelled Pronunciation[zhahn lwee gza-vyey frahn-swa]Show IPA, 1881–1942, French naval officer and politician.
Dar·lan (där-läɴ') French admiral. A leading member of Marshal Pétain's Vichy government, he was nevertheless instrumental in persuading French territories in northern and western Africa to side with the Allies after 1942.