Drapeau is a
French
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Flag
A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design empl ...
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Étienne Drapeau
Étienne Drapeau (born January 10, 1978) is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played as a centre in QMJHL, ECHL, AHL, UHL and WCHL leagues and was selected 99th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 4th round of the 1996 NHL Entry Dra ...
, (born 1978), retired Canadian ice hockey player
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Jean Drapeau
Jean Drapeau, (18 February 1916 – 12 August 1999) was Mayor of Montreal from 1954 to 1957 and 1960 to 1986.
Major accomplishments of the Drapeau Administration include the development of the Montreal Metro entirely underground mass transi ...
, CC, GOQ (1916–1999), Canadian lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Montreal
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Joseph Drapeau
Joseph Drapeau (April 13, 1752 – November 3, 1810) was a seigneur, merchant and political figure in Lower Canada. He represented Northumberland in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1809 to 1810.
He was born in Pointe-Lévy, the ...
(1752–1810), seigneur, merchant and political figure in Lower Canada
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Joseph-Napoléon Drapeau
Joseph-Napoléon Drapeau was a Canadian politician. He was a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec.
Background
He was an insurance agent and was the father of eight-term Mayor Jean Drapeau.
City Councillor
Drapeau was appointed to the City Coun ...
, Canadian politician
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Scott Drapeau
Scott Drapeau (born July 25, 1972) is an American former basketball player known for his collegiate career at the University of New Hampshire (UNH). In just two seasons with the team, Drapeau scored 1,290 points, was a two-time First Team All-Nort ...
(born 1972), American basketball player
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Jean-Drapeau (Montreal Metro)
Jean-Drapeau station is a Montreal Metro station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) and serves the Yellow Line. It is situated on the Saint Helen's Island in the Saint Lawrence River.
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, station on the Yellow Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system
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Le drapeau belge
''Le drapeau belge'' ''("The Belgian Flag")'' is a recitation with orchestral accompaniment written by the English composer Edward Elgar as his Op. 79, in 1917. The words are by the Belgian poet Émile Cammaerts. The poem reflects on the wart ...
, recitation with orchestral accompaniment written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1917
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Parc Jean-Drapeau
Jean Drapeau Park (officially in French: ''Parc Jean-Drapeau'') (formerly called ''Parc des ÃŽles'') is the third-largest park in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises two islands, Saint Helen's Island and the artificial island Notre Dame Isla ...
(formerly called Parc des ÃŽles) is situated to the east of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the Saint Lawrence River
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