Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a people inhabiting the mountains and highlands of southern Vietnam near the border of Cambodia.
- adjective Of or relating to the Montagnards or their culture.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mountaineer.
- noun [capitalized] One of the extreme democratic party in the legislatures of the first French revolution; hence, in general, a member of the radical or extreme liberal party. See
The Mountain , under mountain.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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If they weren't calling the Montagnard savages, they were attacking their villages.
Review: A Million Shades of Grey by Cynthia Kadohata Ah Yuan // wingstodust 2010
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If they weren't calling the Montagnard savages, they were attacking their villages.
Archive 2010-03-01 Ah Yuan // wingstodust 2010
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The only sign of the rage that Caesare had no doubt was filling the Montagnard was the coldness of his gaze.
The Shadow Of The Lion Lackey, Mercedes 2002
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"Montagnard" was a French word that meant "mountain people" and encompassed many minority ethnic groups.
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"Montagnard" was a French word that meant "mountain people" and encompassed many minority ethnic groups.
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"Montagnard" was a French word that meant "mountain people" and encompassed many minority ethnic groups.
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"Montagnard" was a French word that meant "mountain people" and encompassed many minority ethnic groups.
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"Montagnard" was a French word that meant "mountain people" and encompassed many minority ethnic groups.
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"Montagnard" was a French word that meant "mountain people" and encompassed many minority ethnic groups.
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"Montagnard" was a French word that meant "mountain people" and encompassed many minority ethnic groups.
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