ANCIEN REGIME


Meaning of ANCIEN REGIME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɑ:nsjɒn reɪʒi:m ]

1.

The ancien regime was the political and social system in France before the revolution of 1789.

N-SING : usu the N

2.

If a country has had the same political system for a long time and you disapprove of it, you can refer to it as the ancien regime .

N-SING : usu the N [ disapproval ]

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