Dupleix

[ dy-pleks ]

noun

1. Jo·seph Fran·çois [zhoh-, zef, f, r, ah, n, -, swa], Marquis, 1697–1763, French colonial governor of India 1724–54.

Dupleix

/ dyplɛks /

noun

1. DupleixJoseph François16971763MFrenchPOLITICS: administrator Marquis Joseph François (ʒozɛf frɑ̃swa). 1697–1763, French governor general in India (1742–54). His plan to establish a French empire in India was frustrated by Clive

Example Sentences

“Bottega Veneta is the most exposed in our portfolio to Asian customers,” said Kering Chief Financial Officer Jean-Mark Dupleix, adding that the label “has been affected by the decrease in tourist flows, and Chinese tourists are particularly impacted.”

From Wall Street Journal

When characters cross the Seine, for example, moods change; when they walk beneath the overhead Métro bridges between Ségur and Dupleix stations, they enter a neutral zone.

From The Guardian

This photograph, taken in 1890, shows Hotel de Ville and the Dupleix monument.

From BBC

The second chapter closes with an impassioned peroration, wherein the removal of Mr. William Tayler from his post at Patna is likened to the judicial murder of Lally, and the starvation of Dupleix.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1746 Fort St David became the British headquarters for the south of India, and Dupleix’ attack was successfully repulsed.

From Project Gutenberg