Montagnard

Montagnard
 French for "mountain dweller," it is the name given to the radical faction during the French Revolution because of the elevated position of their seats in the National Convention. The term is also applied to some Southeast Asian hill tribes.

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  • montagnard — montagnard, arde [ mɔ̃taɲar, ard ] adj. et n. • 1510; de montagne 1 ♦ Qui habite les montagnes, vit dans les montagnes. Peuples montagnards. Relatif à la montagne. Vie montagnarde. N. Habitant des montagnes. 2 ♦ N. m. (1792) Hist. Conventionnel… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • montagnard — montagnard, arde (mon ta gnar, gnar d ) adj. 1°   Qui habite les montagnes. Les populations montagnardes. 2°   Se dit de tout ce qui a rapport aux habitants des montagnes. Moeurs montagnardes. Costume, chant montagnard. •   Les chrétiens qui s… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Montagnard — (of the mountain or mountain dweller) may refer to: Montagnard (French Revolution) Montagnard (Vietnam) Montagnard (Cambodia) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …   Wikipedia

  • montagnard — montagnárd adj. m., s. m. (sil. gnard) [gn pron. fr. ni], pl. montagnárzi; f. sg. montagnárdă, pl. montagnárde Trimis de siveco, 18.01.2005. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic …   Dicționar Român

  • montagnard — (n.) mountaineer, highlander, 1842, from Fr. montagnard, from montagne (12c., see MOUNTAIN (Cf. mountain)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • montagnard — Montagnard, [montagn]arde. adj. Qui habite les montagnes. On s en sert plus ordinairement au subst. Les montagnards. c est un montagnard …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Montagnard — puede referirse a: La palabra francesa para montañés El miembro del grupo político denominado Montaña (Revolución francesa) Montañeses (pueblo), en Vietnam Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Montagnard — [män΄tən yärd′, mōntən yärd′] n. [Fr, lit., mountaineer < montagne,MOUNTAIN + ard, ARD] a member of a people living in the hills of central and S Vietnam …   English World dictionary

  • montagnard — I. |yär(d) noun (plural montagnard “ ; or montagnards “, r(d)z) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: French, literally …   Useful english dictionary

  • Montagnard — /mon teuhn yahrd , yahr /, n., pl. Montagnards, (esp. collectively) Montagnard. (sometimes l.c.) a member of a dark skinned people of mixed ethnic origins inhabiting the highland areas of Vietnam. [1835 45; < F: lit., mountaineer. See MOUNTAIN,… …   Universalium

  • Montagnard — /mɒntənˈjad/ (say montuhn yahd) noun 1. the hill people inhabiting the mountainous border area between Vietnam, Laos and north eastern Cambodia. 2. (plural Montagnards or Montagnard) a member of this people. 3. a Native American people living in… …  

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