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veteran (iou) and Hanotaux, (Albert-Auguste-) Gabriel (sh)


veteran (iou)



veteran noun & adjective. E16.
[Old & mod. French veteran or Latin veteranus, from veter-, vetus old: see -AN.]
A. noun.
A person who has grown old in or had long experience of military service; an old soldier. Freq. foll. by of. E16.
Veterans' Day 11 November, a public holiday in the US (replacing Armistice Day in 1954) held on the anniversary of the end of the First World War to honour US veterans and victims of all wars.
W. H. Prescott The Spanish infantry, who in a summer's campaign had acquired the..weather-beaten aspect of veterans. R. Sutcliff He was a veteran of many campaigns, full of old wisdom.
b. Any ex-serviceman or servicewoman. Chiefly N. Amer. L18.
Guardian The story of a young Falklands veteran facing up to Aids.
A person who has grown old in or had long experience of any office or position; an experienced or aged person. Freq. foll. by of. L16.
D. Lodge Some long-haired, denim-clad veteran of the sixties.
A veteran car. M20.
b. adjective.
Of, pertaining to, or designating a veteran or veterans; experienced, long-serving. E17.
Ld Macaulay His professional skill commanded the respect of veteran officers. Guardian The veteran England midfielder is scheduled to play his last match..on Saturday.
a. Of a thing: old, long-continued. rare. M17.
b. Designating a car made before a certain stipulated date, spec. before 1916 or (strictly) before 1905. Cf. VINTAGE adjective 2. M20.
transf.: Guardian His well-worn veteran Gretsch..guitar.

Hanotaux, (Albert-Auguste-) Gabriel (sh)




born Nov. 19, 1853, Beaurevoir, France
died April 11, 1944, Paris

French politician and historian.

An archivist in the foreign ministry from 1880, he advanced rapidly and was appointed foreign minister in 1894. He oversaw French colonial expansion in French West Africa, Madagascar, and Tunisia. In 1898 he advocated a strong stand at Fashoda (see Fashoda Incident). He also championed a Franco-Russian alliance. His large body of historical writings centred on early modern institutional history and contemporary diplomatic affairs.