Evian
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- proper noun
- /ˈɛviən/
- At the June 2003 Evian summit, G-8 officials issued a joint declaration that pertains to the first three requirements.
- Evian summit
Examples
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In July 1938, at an international conference held at Evian, on the shores of Lake Geneva, 32 nations, including Britain and the United States, discussed the problem of those who were trying to escape from Nazi persecution.
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His only concern about the Evian Conference was finding a way to prevent it from taking any action at all regarding the Jewish refugees.
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Evian is naive spelled backwards.
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Then, on July 1, Algerians voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Evian Accords' grant of independence; on July 3, de Gaulle officially recognized independence.
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But the OAS couldn't stop Algeria's momentum toward independence, and France and the FLN signed the Evian Accords in 1962, officially ending hostilities.
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The Evian Conference took place in July 1938 to address the plight of Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany.
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In July 1938, representatives from 32 nations met at the Evian Conference in France to discuss solutions for the Jewish refugee crisis.
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Many hoped the discussions at the Evian Conference would lead to meaningful solutions for Jewish refugees escaping persecution.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Evian is used for the 1938 international meeting because the conference was held in the town of Évian-les-Bains. So Evian names that historic meeting after the place where it happened.