Bergerac

[ bur-zhuh-rak; French ber-zhuh-rak ]

/ ˈbɜr ʒəˌræk; French bɛr ʒəˈrak /

noun

Sa·vi·nien Cy·ra·no de

[sav-in-yen sir-uh-noh duh; French sa-vee-nyan see-ra-naw duh] /ˌsæv ɪnˈyɛn ˈsɪr əˌnoʊ də; French sa viˈnyɛ̃ si raˈnɔ də/,1619–55, French soldier, swordsman, and writer: hero of play by Rostand.

Example sentences from the Web for bergerac

Their right of worship was indeed restricted to the domains of nobles,Treaty of Bergerac.

Europe in the Sixteenth Century 1494-1598, Fifth Edition |A. H. (Arthur Henry) Johnson
In 1577 he secured the treaty of Bergerac, which foreshadowed the edict of Nantes.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 |Various
I wonder what happened in Bergerac on that occasion, and if it had a comparable apotheosis!

News from the Duchy |Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
From the reports of his spies regarding Bergerac, he thought the place was pregnable.

The History of Chivalry, Volume II (of 2) |Charles Mills

I was alone on Bergerac bridge, and I leaned with both elbows on the parapet and gazed at the Dordogne flowing beneath the moon.

News from the Duchy |Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

British Dictionary definitions for bergerac

Bergerac

/ (French bɛrʒərak) /

noun

See Cyrano de Bergerac

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Bergerac

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Example sentences from the Web for bergerac

British Dictionary definitions for bergerac

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