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Es•ter•ha•zy

Pronunciation: (es'tur-hä"zē; Fr. e-ster-a-zē'), [key]
—n.
Ma•rie Charles Fer•di•nand Wal•sin Pronunciation: (ma-rē' sharl fer-dē-nän' val-san'), [key] 1847–1923, French army officer who confessed forging evidence that convicted Alfred Dreyfus.

Es•ter•há•zy

Pronunciation: (es'tur-hä"zē; Hung. es'ter-hä"zi), [key]
—n.
Prince Mi•klós Jó•zsef Pronunciation: (mi'klōsh yō'zhef), [key] 1714–90, Hungarian patron of the arts. Also,Es'ter•ha"zy.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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