phalange

Definitions


[fəˈlan(d)ʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:

- a right-wing Maronite party in Lebanon founded in 1936 by Pierre Gemayel


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Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a body of troops): from Old French phalange phalanx. phalange dates from the late 17th century. phalange is a shortening of French Phalanges Libanaises ‘Lebanese phalanxes’




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