Mac–Mahon

biographical name Mac–Ma·hon \ˌmäk-ˌmä-ˈōⁿ; mək-ˈma(-ə)n, -ˈmän\

Definition of MAC-MAHON

Marie-Edme-Patrice-Maurice 1808–1893 Comte de Mac-Mahon; duc de Magenta marshal (1859) & pres. (1873–79) of France

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