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Lafayette

Lafayette

18 5.1
A French family name used for people and places, especially the French general from the American Revolution
  • proper noun
  • /ˌlæfɪˈɛt/
: Lafayette
  • Several universities, including Purdue University at West Lafayette, Indiana, have made significant contributions.
  • Marquis de Lafayette
  • West Lafayette
  • Lafayette, Indiana

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Examples

  • Jody Tishmack is with Purdue University's Physical Facilities/Grounds Department in West Lafayette, Indiana, coordinating the Gravel Pit Development project.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Editors of papers in Lafayette and Alexandria asked permission to reprint it.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Is that all we got from Lafayette Street?

    C.H.U.D. (1984)

  • According to all reports, Lafayette went to church on the Sunday of his visit, March 20.

    Academic text (2009)

  • To show solidarity with the French during World War I, the park was named Lafayette.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Washington, Franklin, and Lafayette, with many others, took prominent parts in Revolutionary days.

    Academic text (1993)

  • During his years at Point Breeze, Bonaparte was visited by Lafayette, Henry Clay, and a number of French migrants.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Just north of Franconia Notch, Route 3 crosses Lafayette Brook, which has meandered down from the slopes of Mount Lafayette.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Charles Augustus Lafayette Lamar was born on April 1, 1824, to Gazaway Bugg and Jane Meek Cresswell Lamar.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Many streets in the United States are named after the famous French general, Lafayette.

Synonyms

Marquis de Lafayette
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A French noble and soldier who helped the American colonies gain independence

is the proper name applied also to places and to other people
La Fayette
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A French noble who fought with George Washington in the American Revolution and became famous in both countries

is the proper name used also for places and other people

Surface Forms

Lafayette main

Etymology

Lafayette is a French family name from La Fayette, meaning 'the little beech' (a small beech wood), and it became well known because of the French general Marquis de Lafayette, which is why many people and places are called Lafayette today.