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- adjective Of or pertaining to both France and Prussia, as in, for example, the Franco-Prussian War.
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Examples
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The Franco-Prussian War in 1870 stopped construction on the opera house and resulted in France's defeat and Napoléon III's abdication.
Architecture as Allegory Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2011
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Pretty sure they were some early eighties Franco-Prussian band.
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As a young man, Escoffier had cooked in the army during the Franco-Prussian War, and he recognized that many of its protocols were well suited to the kitchen which, not unlike the battlefield, is a chaotic, dangerous place that tends to produce among its denizens an intense feeling of survival-born camaraderie.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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His studies were cut short by the traumatic events of the Franco-Prussian War and its aftermath, and he was one of the thousands of communard refugees who fled to London in 1871.
Victoria 2009
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The bill came due in the 1870 Franco-Prussian War; patriotic German paintings from the time show manly Prussian troopers upsetting "mincingly delicate furniture."
Hidden Treasure Henrik Bering 2011
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And after France's defeat in the Franco-Prussian war, Pierre de Coubertin devised the revival of the Olympic Games for much the same reason.
Hitler's Golden Book Ferdinand Mount 2011
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It was painted soon after the 1870-71 Franco-Prussian War that led to the creation of a united Germany with Prussia's King Wilhelm as its monarch -- thanks to the great German statesman, Prince Otto von Bismarck.
Eric Margolis: The Road to War in Asia Eric Margolis 2011
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He humiliated France in the Franco-Prussian war, as Kim Willsher reports in the Guardian.
Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel dominate EU in an uneasy alliance 2011
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Observing the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, Sheridan commented to President Grant that he had “seen much of great interest,” particularly the battles of Beaumont, Gravellotte, and Sedan, but he added, “I have not found the difference very great, but that difference is to the credit of our own country.”
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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His studies were cut short by the traumatic events of the Franco-Prussian War and its aftermath, and he was one of the thousands of communard refugees who fled to London in 1871.
Archive 2009-06-01 2009
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