Dreyfus Definition & Meaning

dreyfus
noun
  1. French army officer of Jewish descent whose false imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti- Semitism that dominated French politics until his release in 1906 (1859-1935)

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  • "affair dreyfus"
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  • "affaire dreyfus"
    AOL — AOL
  • "julia louis dreyfus"
    AOL — AOL

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