Definitions for Dreyfus
ˈdreɪ fəs, ˈdraɪ-drey·fus

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dreyfus, Alfred Dreyfusnoun

   French army officer of Jewish descent whose false imprisonment for treason in 1894 raised issues of anti-Semitism that dominated French politics until his release in 1906 (1859-1935)

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1. dreyfus

   Dreyfus is a surname of French-Jewish origin. It is most commonly associated with the Dreyfus Affair, a political scandal in late 19th-century France involving Alfred Dreyfus, a French artillery officer of Jewish heritage who was falsely accused of treason. However, it can simply refer to any individual carrying that last name. Also, Dreyfus is the name of several businesses and organizations, such as the Dreyfus Corporation, an American investment manager; Dreyfus, Ashby & Co., a wine importer; and the Dreyfus Health Foundation, a global non-profit organization. In the field of AI and robotics, the "Dreyfus model of skill acquisition" is a description of how learners acquire skills through formal instruction and practicing, proposed by brothers Stuart and Hubert Dreyfus. As such, the meaning of "Dreyfus" varies depending on the context.

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1. Dreyfus

   Dreyfus was a 1930 film on the Dreyfus affair, based on a novel by Bruno Weil. It was translated into English as Dreyfus.

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1. DREYFUS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dreyfus is ranked #29793 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Dreyfus surname appeared 789 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Dreyfus.
   
   89.4% or 706 total occurrences were White.
   7.8% or 62 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.2% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.8% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Army Officer

How to pronounce Dreyfus?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dreyfus in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dreyfus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Dreyfus in a Sentence

1. Herbert Hainer:

   This doesn't have anything to do with Adidas as Dreyfus gave money when he had already left the company. It was his private money.

2. Arnaldo Zunizakae:

   We want to be able to sell to Bunge, Amaggi, Cargill, Dreyfus, so we can buy our own machinery. But without licensing that shows the origin, our soy has to go out clandestinely.

3. Claude Ehlinger:

   Writing off Russia would be a huge mistake, dreyfus has been investing there for a long time. The secret is to make sure you don't have all your eggs in one basket.

4. Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia:

   Fortunately, I arrived just at that moment, picked her up and carried her back to Miss Eagar, who was still talking about Dreyfus.

5. Claude Ehlinger:

   Dreyfus has been investing there for a long time. The secret is to make sure you don't have all your eggs in one basket.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Dreyfus
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Dreyfus
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html