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DANTON

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DANTON (noun)
  The noun DANTON has 1 sense:

1. French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794)play

  Familiarity information: DANTON used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


DANTON (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Danton; Georges Jacques Danton

Instance hypernyms:

revolutionary; revolutionist; subversive; subverter (a radical supporter of political or social revolution)


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