PALMERSTON


Meaning of PALMERSTON in English

I. ˈpä-mər-stən, ˈpäl- biographical name

3d Viscount 1784-1865 Henry John Temple English statesman; prime minister (1855-58; 1859-65)

• Palm·er·sto·nian ˌpä-mər-ˈstō-nē-ən, ˌpäl-, -nyən adjective

II. ˈpä-mər-stən, ˈpäl-mər- geographical name

island (atoll) central Pacific NW of Rarotonga Island; belongs to New Zealand area 1 square miles (2.6 square kilometers )

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.