Definition of French revolution

1. Noun. The revolution in France against the Bourbons; 1789-1799.

Generic synonyms: Revolution
Geographical relationships: France, French Republic

Definition of French revolution

1. Proper noun. A period in France of radical social and political upheaval which saw the country change from a monarchy to a democratic republic (1789-1799). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of French Revolution

French Canadians
French Congo
French Equatorial Africa
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French India
French Indochina
French Louisiana
French Oceania
French Polynesia
French Polynesian
French Republic
French Revolution
French Riviera
French Sign Language
French Somaliland
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
French Sudan
French West Africa
French West Indies
French and Indian War
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Literary usage of French revolution

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke, Benjamin Franklin Collection (Library of Congress), John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress) (1793)
"... applauding the french revolution, and the conduit of the French army on that ... Defends the french revolution. ..."

2. The Growth of the French Nation by George Burton Adams (1907)
"CAUSES OF THE french revolution. THE Estates General, when it met, ... The French Revolution deserves the name more truly, for its completeness and ..."

3. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, Ernest Alfred Benians, George Walter Prothero, Stanley Mordaunt Leathes (1907)
"THE french revolution is the most important event in the life of modern Europe. ... What Joseph II aimed at, the french revolution achieved. ..."

4. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by James Harvey Robinson (1918)
"CHAPTER XXXIV TEE EVE OF THE french revolution 209. When we meet the words " french revolution," they are pretty sure to call up before our mind's eye the ..."

5. The North American Review by Making of America Project, Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge (1883)
"HISTORIES OF THE french revolution. THE most momentous epoch in all modern history has found, as was natural, a continual series of historians; but, ..."

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