Mendès-France
[ men-dis-frans, -frahns; French mahn-des-frahns ]
/ ˈmɛn dɪsˈfræns, -ˈfrɑns; French mɑ̃ dɛsˈfrɑ̃s /
noun
Pierre
[pyer] /pyɛr/,1907–1982,
French statesman and economist: premier 1954–55.
British Dictionary definitions for mendes-france
Mendès-France
/ (French mɛ̃dɛsfrɑ̃s) /
noun
Pierre (pjɛr). 1907–82, French statesman; prime minister (1954–55). He concluded the war in Indochina and granted independence to Tunisia