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richelieu

/ˈɹɪʃəˌlu/

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What does richelieu mean?

proper noun

  1. A river, the Richelieu River, in Quebec, Canada, which flows from Lake Champlain to the St. Lawrence River, and named after Cardinal Richelieu.
  2. A tributary of the Montmorency River in Quebec, itself a tributary of the St. Lawrence River.
  3. A city on the Richelieu River in Rouville Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. A commune in Indre-et-Loire department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɹɪʃəˌlu/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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The newspaper announced to its readers that subscriptions could be paid in the Rue Richelieu.
René DoumicGeorge Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and WritingsTranslated by Alys HallardProject Gutenberg ebook #138
High as they were, Richelieu resolved that the law should reach them, and they were both tried, found guilty, and beheaded.
Charles MackayMemoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #636
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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.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
As the helm of war dropped from the hand of the falling hero, it was seized by two great statesmen, Oxenstiern and Richelieu.
Friedrich SchillerThe History of the Thirty Years' WarTranslated by A. J. W. (Alexander James William) MorrisonProject Gutenberg ebook #566
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.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonWhat is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of GovernmentProject Gutenberg ebook #360