English noun: Lafayette | |||
1. | Lafayette (person) French soldier who served under George Washington in the American Revolution (1757-1834) | ||
Synonyms | La Fayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette | ||
Instance hypernym | soldier | ||
2. | Lafayette (location) a town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians | ||
Instance hypernym | town | ||
Part meronym | LA, Louisiana, Pelican State | ||
3. | Lafayette (location) a university town in west central Indiana on the Wabash River | ||
Instance hypernym | town | ||
Part meronym | Hoosier State, IN, Indiana | ||