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Noun: Lesseps  le-sups
  1. French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894)
    - Ferdinand de Lesseps, Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps

Type of: diplomat, diplomatist

Encyclopedia: Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de