DREYFUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

French army officer of Jewish descent whose false imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti-Semitism that dominated French politics until his release in 1906 (1859-1935)

Synonyms:

Alfred Dreyfus; Dreyfus

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

army officer (an officer in the armed forces)

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