Pompidou

[ pom-pi-doo; French pawn-pee-doo ]
/ ˈpɒm pɪˌdu; French pɔ̃ piˈdu /

noun

Georges Jean Raymond [zhawrzh zhahn rey-mawn] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑ̃ reɪˈmɔ̃/,1911–74, French political leader: prime minister 1962–68; president 1969–74.

Example sentences from the Web for pompidou

  • When Arora debuted his Paco Rabanne collection at the Pompidou Museum, things looked promising—if only for a moment.

    Paris’s Fashion Finale |Robin Givhan |October 6, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for pompidou

Pompidou
/ (French pɔ̃pidu) /

noun

Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1911–74, French statesman; president of France (1969–74)