de Lesseps

[duh-les-eps; Fr. duh le-seps]

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Vicomte Fer·di·nand Ma·rie

[fur-dn-and muh-ree; Fr. fer-dee-nahn ma-ree] . Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de.

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de Lesseps (French də lɛsɛps)

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	Vicomte Ferdinand Marie (fɛrdinɑ̃ mari). 1805--94, French diplomat: directed the construction of the Suez Canal (1859--69) and the unsuccessful first attempt to build the Panama Canal (1881--89)

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