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Lesseps
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Les·seps  (lsps, l-sps), Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de 1805-1894.
French diplomat and engineer who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1859-1869). He directed the company that began the Panama Canal (1878) but abandoned the project because of bankruptcy (1888).
Lesseps [ˈlɛsəps (French) lɛsɛps]
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(Biographies / Lesseps, Ferdinand Marie de, Vicomte (1805-1894) M, French, POLITICS: diplomat, BUSINESS: director of Suez Canal construction) Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de (fɛrdinɑ̃ mari də). 1805-94, French diplomat: directed the construction of the Suez Canal (1859-69) and the unsuccessful first attempt to build the Panama Canal (1881-89)
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Noun1.LessepsLesseps - French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894)
Ferdinand de Lesseps, Vicomte Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps


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