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Boulangism

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[boo-lan-jiz-uhm] / buˈlæn dʒɪz əm /

noun

  1. the doctrines of militarism and reprisals against Germany, advocated, especially in the 1880s, by the French general Boulanger.

Other Word Forms

  • Boulangist noun

Etymology

Origin of Boulangism

1885–90; < French boulangisme. See G. E. J. M. Boulanger, -ism

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