VAUBAN

Meaning of VAUBAN in English

Pronunciation: v ō - ' bä n

Function: biographical name

Sébastien Le Prestre de 1633-1707 Fr. mil. engineer; marshal of France

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

VAUBAN — biographical name Sébastien Le Prestre de 1633-1707 French military engineer; marshal of France
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VAUBAN — /voh bahonn"/ , n. Sébastien le Prestre de /say banns tyaonn" leuh prdde"trddeu deuh/ , 1633-1707, French military engineer and …
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VAUBAN — biographical name Sébastien Le Prestre de 1633-1707 French military engineer; marshal of France
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VAUBAN — Вобан, Себастьен Ле Претр де
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VAUBAN, SÉBASTIEN LE PRESTRE DE — born May 15, 1633, Saint-Léger-de-Foucherest, France died March 30, 1707, Paris French military engineer. After fighting with the forces of …
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VAUBAN, SEBASTIEN LE PRESTRE DE — Additional reading The most comprehensive monograph is P. Lazard, Vauban, 16331707 (1934), well illustrated and covering the development of France's …
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VAUBAN, SBASTIEN LE PRESTRE DE — born May 15, 1633, Saint-Lger-de-Foucherest [now Saint-Lger-Vauban], Fr. died March 30, 1707, Paris French military engineer who revolutionized the art …
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VAUBAN, SÉBASTIEN LE PRESTRE DE — v. born May 15, 1633, Saint-Léger-de-Foucherest, France died March 30, 1707, Paris French military engineer. After fighting with the forces …
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