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Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (1757–1834), a French aristocrat who is considered a national hero in both France and the United States for his participation in the French and American revolutions.
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A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:
A city in Contra Costa County, California.
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A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:
A city and home rule municipality of Boulder County, Colorado.
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A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:
A city, the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
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A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:
A large city, the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
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A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:
A small city in Nicollet County, Minnesota.
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A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:
A village in Allen County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:
A census-designated place in Madison County, Ohio.
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A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:
A city in Yamhill County, Oregon.
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A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:
A city, the county seat of Macon County, Tennessee.
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A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:
A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Virginia.
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A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:
A town in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:
A town in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:
A town in Walworth County, Wisconsin.
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A number of places in the United States named for the Marquis de La Fayette:
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lafayette Township.
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A surname from French.
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A male given name transferred from the surname, originally in honor of the Marquis.
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A surname from French. Alternative form of Lafayette.
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A placename
A city, the county seat of Chambers County, Alabama, United States.
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A placename
A city, the county seat of Walker County, Georgia, United States.
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A placename
A home rule city in Christian County, Kentucky, United States.
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A placename
A town in Onondaga County, New York, United States.
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noun
The dollarfish.
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noun
A fish, the goody or spot (Leiostomus xanthurus), of the southern coast of the United States.
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noun
a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River
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a town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians
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French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: La Fayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
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Broader terms: soldier
History
French surname from Occitan, "the little beech tree".
