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Scarborough
Scarborough, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Tobago, UK, USA 1. Canada (Ontario): formerly Glasgow and renamed in 1793 following a proposal by the wife of John Simcoe, lieutenant‐governor of Ontario, who thought that the cliffs here on the shores of Lake Ontario resembled those at Scarborough, England.2. Tobago: formerly Port Louis and probably renamed after the city in England because it is located on the slopes of a hill overlooking a harbour.3. UK (England): formerly Escardeburg ‘Skarthi's Stronghold’ from an Old Scandinavian personal name and burh. Skarthi was probably the name of the Viking who established a small fishing settlement here in the 10th century.4. USA (Maine): named after the city in England because of its rocky site on the Atlantic coast. It is also spelt Scarboro.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Scarborough." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Scarborough." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Scarborough.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Scarborough." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Scarborough.html |
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Scarborough
Scarborough town (1991 pop. 36,665) and district, North Yorkshire, NE England, on the North Sea. The town, primarily a resort, is also an important conference and retirement center. The area was recognized at an early time for its strategic location. Vestiges of a 4th-century Roman signaling station and a 12th-century castle remain. The ancient Church of St. Mary rests on the site of a Cistercian priory. |
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"Scarborough." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Scarborough." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Scarboro.html "Scarborough." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Scarboro.html |
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Scarborough
Scarborough N. Yorks. Escardeburg c.1160. Probably ‘stronghold of a man called Skarthi’. OScand. pers. name + OE burh.
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A. D. MILLS. "Scarborough." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Scarborough." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Scarborough.html A. D. MILLS. "Scarborough." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Scarborough.html |
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Scarborough
Scarborough, Yorkshire, see STEPHEN JOSEPH THEATRE IN THE ROUND.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Scarborough." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Scarborough." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Scarborough.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Scarborough." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Scarborough.html |
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Scarborough
Scarborough
•Altamira, chimera, clearer, Elvira, era, hearer, Hera, hetaera, interferer, lempira, lira, lire, Madeira, Megaera, monstera, rangatira, rearer, scorzonera, sera, shearer, smearer, sneerer, steerer, Thera, Utsire, Vera
•acquirer, admirer, enquirer, firer, hirer, inquirer, requirer, wirer
•devourer, flowerer, scourer
•Angostura, Bonaventura, bravura, Bujumbura, caesura, camera obscura, coloratura, curer, Dürer, durra, Estremadura, figura, fioritura, Führer, insurer, Jura, juror, Madura, nomenklatura, procurer, sura, surah, tamboura, tempura, tourer
•labourer (US laborer) • Canberra
•Attenborough
•Barbara, Scarborough
•Marlborough • Farnborough
•Deborah • rememberer
•Gainsborough • Edinburgh
•Aldeburgh • blubberer
•Loughborough
•lumberer, slumberer
•Peterborough
•Berbera, gerbera
•manufacturer • capturer • lecturer
•posturer • torturer • nurturer
•philanderer • gerrymanderer
•slanderer
•renderer, tenderer
•dodderer
•squanderer, wanderer
•borderer • launderer • flounderer
•embroiderer • Kundera
•blunderer, plunderer, thunderer, wonderer
•murderer • amphora • pilferer
•offerer • sufferer
•staggerer, swaggerer
•sniggerer
•lingerer, malingerer
•treasurer • usurer • injurer • conjuror
•perjurer • lacquerer
•Ankara, hankerer
•bickerer, dickerer
•tinkerer • conqueror • heuchera
•cellarer • cholera
•camera, stammerer
•armourer (US armorer)
•ephemera, remora
•kumara • woomera • murmurer
•Tanagra • genera • gunnera
•Tampere, tamperer
•Diaspora
•emperor, Klemperer, tempera, temperer
•caperer, paperer
•whimperer • whisperer • opera
•corpora • tessera • viscera • sorcerer
•adventurer, venturer
•batterer, chatterer, flatterer, natterer, scatterer, shatterer
•banterer
•barterer, charterer
•plasterer • shelterer • pesterer
•et cetera • caterer
•titterer, twitterer
•potterer, totterer
•fosterer
•slaughterer, waterer
•falterer, palterer
•saunterer • poulterer
•bolsterer, upholsterer
•loiterer • roisterer • fruiterer
•flutterer, mutterer, splutterer, stutterer, utterer
•adulterer • musterer • plethora
•gatherer • ditherer • furtherer
•favourer (US favorer), waverer
•deliverer, shiverer
•hoverer
•manoeuvrer (US maneuverer)
•discoverer, recoverer
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"Scarborough." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Scarborough." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Scarborough.html "Scarborough." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Scarborough.html |
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