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Deffand, marquise du

(Encyclopedia)Deffand, marquise du: see Du Deffand. ...

Dents du Midi

(Encyclopedia)Dents du Midi däNˈ dü mēdēˈ [key], mountain group in the Alps, Vaud canton, SW Switzerland, near the French border. It rises to 10,695 ft (3,260 m) in Dent du Midi (Haute Cime) peak. ...

Du Guesclin, Bertrand

(Encyclopedia)Du Guesclin, Bertrand bĕrträNˈ dü gĕklăNˈ [key], c.1320–80, constable of France (1370–80), greatest French soldier of his time. A Breton, he initially served Charles of Blois in the War of ...

Côtes-du-Nord

(Encyclopedia)Côtes-du-Nord: see Côtes-d'Armor, France. ...

Cirque du Soleil

(Encyclopedia)Cirque du Soleil, [Fr.,=circus of the sun], innovative Canadian circus, est. 1984, with headquarters in Montreal. The best-known exemplar of cirque nouveau, Cirque du Soleil is a mixture of spectacle,...

Îles du Salut

(Encyclopedia)Îles du Salut ēl dü sälüˈ [key] or Safety Islands, small archipelago, off French Guiana in the Caribbean. The best-known of the islands is Devils Island. ...

Guesclin, Bertrand Du

(Encyclopedia)Guesclin, Bertrand Du: see Du Guesclin, Bertrand. ...

Fond du Lac

(Encyclopedia)Fond du Lac fŏnˈ də lăkˌ, –jə– [key], city (2021 pop. 104,154), seat of Fon...

Midi, Pic du

(Encyclopedia)Midi, Pic du: see Pic du Midi d'Ossau. ...

Pont du Gard

(Encyclopedia)Pont du Gard pôN dü gär [key], Roman aqueduct across the Gard River, Gard dept., S France. Built in 19 b.c. to supply Nîmes with water, it consists of three tiers of arches and is c.900 ft (270 m)...