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cause célèbre
cause célèbre
1. A controversy that causes public debate. The town's polluted drinking water became a national cause célêbre when it was discovered that the local leaders had allowed it to happen.
2. A legal case that is famous or celebrated. The trial became a cause célêbre for those who felt the defendant was victimized by the legal system.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Jovana | | - | Serbian, Macedonian |
Ulrike | | uwl-REE-kə | German |
Dierk | | DEERK | German |
Jurek | | YUW-rek | Polish |
Irving | | UR-ving (English, Scottish) | English, Scottish, Jewish |
Yevdokiya | | yev-dah-KEE-yah, eev-dah-KEE-yah | Russian |