guerre de la Conquête

== French == === Etymology === Literally, “War of the Conquest”, named for the conquest of New France of 1759-1760, which led to its cession to the British Empire under the 1763 Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɛʁ də la kɔ̃.kɛt/ === Proper noun === la guerre de la Conquête f (historical) French and Indian War; the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War between France, the British Empire and their respective Indigenous/Native American allies, which occured between 1755 and 1763, and led to the conquest of New France and its cession to Britain and Spain.