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Montagnard

UK/ˌmɒn.tənˈjɑːd/US/ˌmɑn.tənˈjɑɹd/

Montagnard noun: a member of La Montagne (The Mountain), a French political group active 1792-1799 during the French Revolution of 1789.

Noun

Montagnard (plural Montagnards)

  1. (historical) A member of La Montagne (The Mountain), a French political group active 1792-1799 during the French Revolution of 1789.
  2. (historical) A member of La Montagne (The Mountain), Democratic Socialists active 1849-1852 in the French Second Republic after the French Revolution of 1848.
  3. (demonym) A member of the indigenous peoples of the Central Highlands of Vietnam.
    Synonyms:
    Degar
  4. (demonym, historical) A member of the Khmer Loeu, highland tribes in Cambodia.

Synonyms of Montagnard

Forms of Montagnard

pluralMontagnards

Origin of Montagnard

Via French montagnard (“mountaineer, mountain-dweller”), from Middle French montaigne from Old French montaigne from Early Medieval Latin montānia (“mountain”), a collective based on Latin mont- (“mountain”), from Proto-Italic *monts, from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out, to tower”). The French group was so called because they sat on the topmost benches.

Questions about Montagnard

What does Montagnard mean?
Montagnard means a member of La Montagne (The Mountain), a French political group active 1792-1799 during the French Revolution of 1789.
What part of speech is Montagnard?
Montagnard is a noun.
How do you pronounce Montagnard?
Montagnard is pronounced /ˌmɑn.tənˈjɑɹd/ (US).
What is the plural of Montagnard?
The plural of Montagnard is Montagnards.

Words near Montagnard in the dictionary

  1. montaging
  2. montagist
  3. montagists
  4. Montagna
  5. Montagnais
  6. Montagnard
  7. Montagnards
  8. Montagnas
  9. Montagne
  10. montagne russe
  11. Montagnes

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