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port (wine) , port5 red (also white) wine of Portugal. XVII. Short for †Oporto wine, later †Oporto, †Porto, prop. wine from Oporto (Pg. O Porto ‘the port’; see POR… Port , port1 / pôrt/ • n. a town or city with a harbor where ships load or unload, esp. one where customs officers are stationed. ∎ a harbor: the port has m… Andrew Jackson , Andrew Jackson
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THE familiar labels "The Age of Jackson" and "Jacksonian Democracy" identify Andrew Jackson with the era in which he… Maynard Jackson , Jackson, Maynard 1938–
On January 7, 1974, Maynard Jackson, an ebullient, outspoken bond lawyer, became the first black—and at age 35 the youngest pe… Jesse Louis Jackson , Jesse Jackson 1941–
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Diplomat… Port Harcourt , Port Harcourt •abort, apport, assort, athwart, aught, besought, bethought, bort, bought, brought, caught, cavort, comport, consort, contort, Cort, co…
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