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Lafayette US English

an industrial and commercial city in northwestern Indiana; population 64,049 (est. 2008)

Lafayette, Marquis de (also La Fayette) US English

(1757–1834), French soldier and statesman; born Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier. He fought alongside the colonists in the American Revolution and commanded the French national guard 1789–91 in the French Revolution

West Lafayette US English

a city in west central Indiana, across the Wabash River from Lafayette, home to Purdue University; population 30,847 (est. 2008)

La Fayette in Lafayette, Marquis de (also La Fayette) US English

(1757–1834), French soldier and statesman; born Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier. He fought alongside the colonists in the American Revolution and commanded the French national guard 1789–91 in the French Revolution

Black, Hugo US English

(1886–1971), US Supreme Court associate justice 1937–71; full name Hugo Lafayette Black. Noted as an advocate of First Amendment rights, he was also a US senator from Alabama 1927–37

Dickey, James US English

(1923–97), US poet and writer; full name James Lafayette Dickey. His works include the poetry in Buckdancer’s Choice (1965) and the novel Deliverance (1970)

Hugo Lafayette Black in Black, Hugo US English

(1886–1971), US Supreme Court associate justice 1937–71; full name Hugo Lafayette Black. Noted as an advocate of First Amendment rights, he was also a US senator from Alabama 1927–37

James Lafayette Dickey in Dickey, James US English

(1923–97), US poet and writer; full name James Lafayette Dickey. His works include the poetry in Buckdancer’s Choice (1965) and the novel Deliverance (1970)