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Fort George
Fort George, Grenada, Tobago, UK UK (Scotland): the Gaelic name is An Gearasdan ‘The Garrison’. Built after the Jacobite rebellion in 1745, the fort was named as a tribute to King George II†.... Read more |
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Northern Foods plc
Northern Foods plc Beverley House St. Stephen's Square Hull HU1 3XG United Kingdom Telephone: (01482) 325432 Fax: (01482) 226136 Web site: http://www.northern-foods.co.uk Public Company Incorporated: 1949 as Northern Dairies Ltd. Employees: 22,011 Sales: £ Read more |
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Leominster
Leominster, UK, USA 1. UK (England): formerly Leomynster and Leominstre ‘Church in Leon’, Leon being an old Celtic name meaning ‘at the streams’ for the district on the Rivers Arrow and Lugg, with the Old English mynster. A religious building was erected here in 660.2.... Read more |
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Derwent
Derwent, Australia, Canada, UK 1. Australia (Tasmania): a river named in 1793 after one of the four English rivers with this name.2. UK (England): there are four rivers with this name, first mentioned by the Venerable Bede† as Deruuentionis Fluvii, from dervā ‘oak’ to... Read more |
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Associated British Foods plc
Associated British Foods plc Weston CentreBowater House68 KnightsbridgeLondon, SW1X 7LQUnited KingdomTelephone: (44)207 589-6363Fax: (44)207 584-8560Web site: http://www.abf.co.uk Public CompanyIncorporated: 1935 as Food Investments Ltd.Employees: 34,372Sales: £ Read more |
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advocate
advocate (ad-vŏ-kăt) n. (in health care) a practitioner, usually a nurse, who utilizes this role to promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of his or her patients or clients by ensuring they are aware of their rights and have access to information to make informed decisions.... Read more |
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shuttle bombing
shuttle bombing was a technique whereby aircraft flew between two bases, attacking their target on the way. It was employed by Eighth and Fifteenth US Army Air Forces in Europe, and was first used in August 1943, when aircraft attacking Regensburg (see Schweinfurt) from the UK then landed at bases... Read more |
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Mayfield
Mayfield, New Zealand, UK, USA 1. UK (England/Staffordshire): formerly Medevelde and Matherfield ‘Open Land where Madder Grows’ from the Old English mæddre ‘madder’ and feld.2. UK (England/Sussex): formerly Magavelde ‘Open Land where Mayweed Grows’... Read more |
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Rochester (England)
Rochester, Australia, Canada, UK, USA 1. UK (Kent/England): the original Roman name, Durobrivae ‘Walled Town at the Bridges’, came from the Celtic duro ‘walled town’ or ‘fort’ and briva. The fact that it was a Roman town shows up in the caestir, cestre, and... Read more |
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NCVQ
NCVQ n. (in the UK) National Council for Vocational Qualifications: a body set up by the government to achieve a coherent national framework for vocational qualifications in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Five levels of National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) are currently accredited by the... Read more |
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