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Noun

1. ferdinand de lesseps, lesseps, vicomte ferdinand marie de lesseps

French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894)

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Vicomte Ferdiˈnand Maˈrie de (fɛʀdinɑ̃ maˈʀi də) ; ferdēnän mȧrēˈ də) 1805-94; Fr. engineer & diplomat: promoter & planner of the Suez Canal

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French diplomat and engineer who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1859-1869). He directed the company that began the Panama Canal (1882) but abandoned the project because of bankruptcy (1888).

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