lafayette Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)
La Fayette; Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier; Marquis de Lafayette.
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noun a town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians
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noun a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River
WordNet
La`fa`yette" noun
Definitions
(Zoöl.) (a) The dollar fish. (b) A market fish, the goody, or spot ( Liostomus xanthurus ), of the southern coast of the United States.