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Joffre

American  
[zhawf-ruh] / ˈʒɔf rə /

noun

  1. Joseph Jacques Césaire 1852–1931, French general in World War I.


Joffre British  
/ ʒɔfrə /

noun

  1. Joseph Jacques Césaire (ʒozɛf ʒak sezɛr). 1852–1931, French marshal. He commanded the French army (1914–16) and was largely responsible for the Allies' victory at the Marne (1914), which halted the German advance on Paris

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