"Renaissance" meaning in French

See Renaissance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ʁə.nɛ.sɑ̃s/, /ʁə.ne.sɑ̃s/ Forms: la Renaissance [canonical, feminine]
Etymology: From renaissance (literally “rebirth”). Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|f|head=la Renaissance}} la Renaissance f
  1. (history) Renaissance
    Sense id: en-Renaissance-fr-name-imzMvk-J Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Historical periods, History, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 23 9 1 9 18 9 23 6 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 37 3 0 5 10 4 37 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 4 0 4 11 6 36 2 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 22 9 1 9 20 9 22 6 1 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences

Alternative forms

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