joan of arc

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Jeanne d'Arc'ın
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[n] Fransa
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Jeanne d'Arc (c.1412-1431), French national heroine and canonized saint
the patron saint of France. As a young girl, she believed that she heard holy voices telling her to fight the English and force their army to leave France. Dressed as a man, she led a French army which defeated the English at Orléans, and became known as the ' Maid of Orléans'. Later she was made a prisoner, and a court found her guilty of being a witch (=a woman with evil magic powers) , and she was punished by being burned to death (1412-31)
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Saint Joan
Maid of Orleans
joan of arc

    Hyphenation

    Joan of arc

    Turkish pronunciation

    cōn ıv ärk

    Pronunciation

    /ˈʤōn əv ˈärk/ /ˈʤoʊn əv ˈɑːrk/

    Etymology

    [ "där-bE-&n-'jOn ] (noun.) 1857. probably from Darby & Joan, couple in an 18th century song.
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