TOUSSAINT-LOUVERTURE

Meaning of TOUSSAINT-LOUVERTURE in English

Pronunciation: ' tü- ˌ sa n - ' lü-v ə r- ˌ tu ̇ r, - ˌ tyu ̇ r

Function: biographical name

ca 1743-1803 orig. François-Dominique Toussaint Haitian gen. & liberator

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TOUSSAINT-LOUVERTURE — biographical name circa 1743-1803 originally François-Dominique Toussaint Haitian general & liberator
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TOUSSAINT-LOUVERTURE — orig. François Dominique Toussaint born с 1743, Bréda, near Cape François, Saint-Domingue died April 7, 1803, Fort-de-Joux, Fr. Leader of …
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TOUSSAINT-LOUVERTURE — biographical name circa 1743-1803 originally François-Dominique Toussaint Haitian general & liberator
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TOUSSAINT-LOUVERTURE — born c. 1743, , Brda, near Cape Franois, Saint-Domingue died April 7, 1803, Fort-de-Joux, Fr. Louverture also spelled L'Ouverture, original …
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TOUSSAINT-LOUVERTURE — orig. François Dominique Toussaint born 0441; 1743, Bréda, near Cape François, Saint-Domingue died April 7, 1803, Fort-de-Joux, Fr. Leader of …
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LOUVERTURE — biographical name see: Toussaint-~
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TOUSSAINT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Toussaint Louverture François Dominique Toussaint Valéry Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules
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LOUVERTURE — — see Toussaint-Louverture
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TOUSSAINT — Toussaint Louverture François Dominique Toussaint Valéry Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules
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TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE — Fr. /tooh saonn" looh verdd tyuurdd"/ , ( Francis Dominique Toussaint ) 1743-1803, Haitian military and political leader.
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AMBROISE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Laclos Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Paré Ambroise Valéry Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules
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