"débâcle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /deɪˈbɑːk(ə)l/, /deɪˈbɑːklə/ Forms: débâcles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːkəl Head templates: {{en-noun}} débâcle (plural débâcles)
  1. Alternative form of debacle. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: debacle
    Sense id: en-débâcle-en-noun-7wWBv~iE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 11 1 29 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 14 1 36 6

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2002, Jacqueline West, South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2002, Routledge,, →ISBN, page 68:",
          "text": "The Falklands-Malvinas débâcle provided the opportunity to restructure the military High Command; Alfonsín removed anti-democratic senior officers and replaced them with more co-operative ones.",
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        "English terms spelled with É",
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