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richelieu
/ˈɹɪʃəˌlu/
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What does richelieu mean?
proper noun
- A river, the Richelieu River, in Quebec, Canada, which flows from Lake Champlain to the St. Lawrence River, and named after Cardinal Richelieu.
- A tributary of the Montmorency River in Quebec, itself a tributary of the St. Lawrence River.
- A city on the Richelieu River in Rouville Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
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proper noun
- A commune in Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɹɪʃəˌlu/
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The newspaper announced to its readers that subscriptions could be paid in the Rue Richelieu.
High as they were, Richelieu resolved that the law should reach them, and they were both tried, found guilty, and beheaded.
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Through their efforts Cardinal Richelieu, who appears to have had an old grudge against Grandier, sent a representative, Laubardemont, to make another investigation.
As the helm of war dropped from the hand of the falling hero, it was seized by two great statesmen, Oxenstiern and Richelieu.
Their liberty had long since been lost, or, rather, their emancipation had been suspended, when feudalism received its death-blow at the hand of Richelieu.