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Communard
[ kom-yuh-nahrd ]
noun
- (often lowercase) French History. a member or supporter of the Commune of 1871. Compare commune 2( def 8b ).
- (lowercase) a person who lives in a commune.
communard
1/ ˈkɒmjʊˌnɑːd /
noun
- a member of a commune
Communard
2/ ˈkɒmjʊˌnɑːd /
noun
- any person who participated in or supported the Paris Commune formed after the Franco-Prussian War in 1871
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Communard1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Communard1
C19: from French
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Example Sentences
The honest Minister, not having succeeded in getting his enemy shot as a Communard, summoned him before the assizes for libel.
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Throwing open the door of a little adjoining cabinet, Madame Louison whispered a few private directions to the ex-Communard.
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For every captured Communard or sympathizer with the Commune shot by the Versaillese, three hostages were to be shot.
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Well, you will see what it will cost you, you dirty Communard.
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Gambon was one of the mildest of creatures, and somewhat of a "communard malgr lui."
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