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HAUSSMANNIZE

\hˈɔːsmɐnˌa͡ɪz], \hˈɔːsmɐnˌa‍ɪz], \h_ˈɔː_s_m_ɐ_n_ˌaɪ_z]\

Definitions of HAUSSMANNIZE

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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hows'man-[=i]z, v.t. to open out, widen, and straighten streets, and generally rebuild, as Baron Haussmann did to Paris when prefect of the Seine (1853-70).--n. HAUSSMANNIZ[=A]'TION.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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