Pompidou

[ pom-pi-doo; French pawn-pee-doo ]

noun

1. Georges Jean Raymond [zhaw, r, zh zhah, n, , r, ey-, mawn], 1911–74, French political leader: prime minister 1962–68; president 1969–74.

Pompidou

/ pɔ̃pidu /

noun

1. PompidouGeorges19111974MFrenchPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state Georges (ʒɔrʒ). 1911–74, French statesman; president of France (1969–74)

Example Sentences

When Arora debuted his Paco Rabanne collection at the Pompidou Museum, things looked promising—if only for a moment.

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Georges Pompidou suffered from a "recurring flu"—until he died of bone marrow cancer in office.

From The Daily Beast

President Georges Pompidou suffered from a "recurring flu"—until he died of bone marrow cancer in office in 1974.

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