Gambetta

[ gam-bet-uh; French gahn-be-ta ]

/ gæmˈbɛt ə; French gɑ̃ bɛˈta /

noun

Lé·on

[ley-awn] /leɪˈɔ̃/,1838–82, French statesman.

Example sentences from the Web for gambetta

How well Gambetta would look in it, and how delighted Mademoiselle would be!

Susan |Amy Walton
But Gambetta did the task of a giant, in spite of another crushing blow to France, the surrender of Metz.

A History of the Third French Republic |C. H. C. Wright
Denis Diderot gives the effect in his work, as Gambetta did in the flesh, of a living force of nature.

The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume I (of 2) |Benjamin Ellis Martin
Gambetta could not refrain from bitterly upbraiding Ollivier.

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 of 8 |Various

We have had two more pigeons, but Gambetta either cannot or will not let us know anything of importance.

Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris |Henry Labouchre

British Dictionary definitions for gambetta

Gambetta

/ (ɡæmˈbɛtə, French ɡɑ̃bɛta) /

noun

Léon (leɔ̃). 1838–82, French statesman; prime minister (1881–82). He organized resistance during the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71) and was a founder of the Third Republic (1871)

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Gambetta

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Example sentences from the Web for gambetta

British Dictionary definitions for gambetta

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