French Revolution

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A period in France of radical social and political upheaval which saw the country change from a monarchy (the Ancien Régime) to a republic (1789–1799).

Word forms

French Revolution the French Revolution

Related words

Second French Revolution Third French Revolution
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