Etymology

Montgolfier

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Today it means: A surname from French. Full definition →

French Montgolfier
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Montgolfier · proper noun1

  1. French · borrowed fromMontgolfier
  2. English todayMontgolfier

From French Montgolfier.

Montgolfier · noun2

After the French Montgolfier brothers, who first constructed and sent up a balloon of this kind in 1783.

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