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DREYFUS
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• DREYFUS (noun)
The noun DREYFUS has 1 sense:
1. French army officer of Jewish descent whose false imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti-Semitism that dominated French politics until his release in 1906 (1859-1935)
Familiarity information: DREYFUS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
French army officer of Jewish descent whose false imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti-Semitism that dominated French politics until his release in 1906 (1859-1935)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Alfred Dreyfus; Dreyfus
Instance hypernyms:
army officer (an officer in the armed forces)
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