Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for Coligny. Search instead for Coligni.

Coligny

American  
[kaw-lee-nyee] / kɔ liˈnyi /
Or Coligni

noun

  1. Gaspard de 1519–72, French admiral and Huguenot leader.


Coligny British  
/ kɔliɲi /

noun

  1. Gaspard de (ɡaspar də), Seigneur de Châtillon. 1519–72, French Huguenot leader

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In 1961, on the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Port Royal here, Sea Pines staged a blowout near Coligny Circle.

From Washington Times • Apr. 9, 2017

At Coligny Beach Park, it was evident the storm surge made it well past the 50 yards of sand that are typically dry even at high tide.

From Washington Times • Oct. 8, 2016

Coligny demanded an immediate war with the Catholic Philip, and at the moment had the ear of Catherine's moody, weakbrained son, King Charles IX.

From Time Magazine Archive

He formed a striking contrast to Coligny, whose austere features are known to all, and to the bitter and bilious-looking Chaudieu, who wore the preacher's gown and Calvinist bands.

From The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories by Balzac, Honor? de

The Protestant faction, headed by the Prince of Cond�, and Coligny, admiral of France, was assisted by the English; and the Catholic faction, headed by Francis, Duke of Guise, was assisted by Spain.

From Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues by Alberger, John