m. j. paul yves r. g. du motier lafayette
iˈɛt, ˌlæf noun
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Ma·rie Jo·seph Paul Yves Roch Gil·bert du Mo·tier 
[ma-ree zhaw-zef pawl eev rawk zheel-ber dy maw-tyey] , Marquis de. Also, La Fayette, 1757–1834, French soldier, statesman, and liberal leader, who served in the American Revolutionary Army as aide-de-camp to General Washington, and took a leading part in the French revolutions of 1789 and 1830.
[ma-ree zhaw-zef pawl eev rawk zheel-ber dy maw-tyey] , Marquis de. Also, La Fayette, 1757–1834, French soldier, statesman, and liberal leader, who served in the American Revolutionary Army as aide-de-camp to General Washington, and took a leading part in the French revolutions of 1789 and 1830. 2.
a city in S Louisiana.
3.
a city in W Indiana, on the Wabash River.
4.
a town in W California.
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| 1. | Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier (mari ʒozɛf pɔl iv rɔk ʒilbɛr dy mɔtje), Marquis de Lafayette. 1757--1834, French general and statesman. He fought on the side of the colonists in the War of American Independence and, as commander of the National Guard (1789--91; 1830), he played a leading part in the French Revolution and the revolution of 1830 |
| 2. | Marie-Madeleine (marimadlɛn), Comtesse de Lafayette. 1634--93, French novelist, noted for her historical romance La Princesse de Clèves (1678) |
| La Fayette or La Fayette | |
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