English Explanatory Dictionary

Voltaire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from French.
  2. A pen name of the French philosopher François-Marie Arouet.
  3. A city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States.

Pronunciation

/vəʊlˈtɛə(ɹ)/ /voʊlˈtɛɹ/

Word forms

Voltaire Voltaires

Etymology

Borrowed from French Voltaire. The surname is mostly found in Haiti.

Derived words

Voltairean Voltaireanism Voltairian Voltairianism Voltairism
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