de Lesseps
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de Les·seps
(də lĕs′əps, lĕ-sĕps′), Vicomte Ferdinand Marie. See Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps.
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de Lesseps
(French də lɛsɛps)n
(Biography) Vicomte Ferdinand Marie (fɛrdinɑ̃ mari). 1805–94, French diplomat: directed the construction of the Suez Canal (1859–69) and the unsuccessful first attempt to build the Panama Canal (1881–89)
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de Les•seps
(dəˈlɛs ɛps)n.
Vicomte Ferdinand Marie, Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de.
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