henri p omer pétain

noun

Hen·ri Phi·lippe O·mer

[ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] , 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.

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Pétain (French petɛ̃)

—n
	Henri Philippe Omer (ɑ̃ri filip ɔmɛr). 1856--1951, French marshal, noted for his victory at Verdun (1916) in World War I and his leadership of the pro-Nazi government of unoccupied France at Vichy (1940--44); imprisoned for treason (1945)

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