Cabet

[ ka-be ]

/ kaˈbɛ /

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noun

É·tienne

[ey-tyen], /eɪˈtyɛn/, 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.

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How to use Cabet in a sentence

A generation later, a dashing French socialist named Etienne Cabet founded the Icarian Nation in Illinois.
One U.S. Constitution Just Wasn’t Enough|Tom Arnold-Forster|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The society soon became involved in a controversy in which Cabet's immediate following were outnumbered.
Our Foreigners|Samuel P. Orth
Though educated for the bar, Cabet devoted himself to social and political reform.
Our Foreigners|Samuel P. Orth
Cabet thereupon framed a constitution and sought the means of founding a real Icaria.
Our Foreigners|Samuel P. Orth

Cabet, in Corsica, joined the radical anti-administration forces, and became a thorn in the side of the government.
Socialism|John Spargo
Besides all the advantages of having everything made ready to his hand, M. Cabet had a select company of colonists.
The Life of John Taylor|B. H. Roberts