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1 polytechnique
polytechnique [pɔlitεknik]1. adjective2. feminine noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━The Polytechnique, also known as « l'X », is one of the most prestigious engineering schools in France. Admission to the school is via a competitive examination, taken by students who have done two years' preparatory study. → GRANDES ÉCOLES* * *
IOne of the most prestigious of all grandes écoles, founded in 1794, producing an élite force of engineers who work in the industry or public administration. Students, recruited by concours, have the rank of reserve military officers. X, as the École Polytechnique is nicknamed, is located at Palaiseau. grande école
II pɔlitɛknik* * *pɔlitɛknik nf(École) Polytechnique — prestigious military academy producing high-ranking officers and engineers
* * *polytechnique adj polytechnic.[pɔlitɛknik] adjectif1. [polyvalent] polytechnicFounded in 1794, this prestigious engineering college has close connections with the Ministry of Defence. Formerly situated in the heart of the fifth arrondissement, the college moved to Palaiseau, near Paris, in the 1970s. It is popularly known as l'X. Students are effectively enlisted in the army and must repay their education through government service.
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