BUCHAN

Meaning of BUCHAN in English

/buk"euhn/ ; Scot. /bukh"euhn/ , n.

John ( Baron Tweedsmuir ), 1875-1940, Scottish novelist and historian: governor general of Canada 1935-40.

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BUCHAN — County: Dumfries and Galloway Post Code: DG7
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BUCHAN — biographical name Sir John 1875-1940 1st Baron
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BUCHAN — biographical name Sir John 1875-1940 1st Baron Tweeds·muir ˈtwēdz-ˌmyu̇r Scottish author; governor-general of Canada (1935-40)
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BUCHAN — Buchan BrE AmE ˈbʌk ə n ˈbʌx-
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BUCHAN — (1875–1940) a Scottish writer and politician, best known for his adventure stories, many of which involved the character Richard Hannay, …
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BUCHAN — Pronunciation: ' b ə -k ə n, -k ̱ ə n Function: biographical name Sir John 1875-1940 1st Baron Tweeds …
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KIRKTON OF LOGIE BUCHAN — County: Aberdeenshire Post Code: AB41
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BUCHAN, JOHN, 1ST BARON TWEEDSMUIR — born Aug. 26, 1875, Perth, Perthshire, Scot. died Feb. 11, 1940, Montreal statesman and writer best known for his swift-paced …
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BUCHAN, ALEXANDER — born April 11, 1829, Kinneswood, Kinross, Scot. died May 13, 1907, Edinburgh eminent British meteorologist who first noticed what became …
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JOHN BUCHAN — ➡ Buchan
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TWEEDSMUIR — biographical name see: Buchan
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ERSKINE (OF RESTORMEL), THOMAS ERSKINE, 1ST BARON — born Jan. 10, 1750, Edinburgh, Scot. died Nov. 17, 1823, Almondell, Linlithgowshire Scottish lawyer. He was the youngest son of …
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YESTREEN — I. yeˈstrēn adverb Etymology: ME(Scots) yistrevin, from yisterday yesterday + evin evening, alteration of Middle English even chiefly Scotland : …
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WOULD — I. _wəd, _(ə)d, (|)wu̇d Etymology: Middle English wolde, wulde, wold, from Old English wolde; akin to Old High German wolta …
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WORSHIP — I. ˈwərshə̇p, ˈwə̄sh-, ˈwəish- noun Etymology: Middle English worschipe, worshipe, from Old English weorthscipe, from weorth worthy + -scipe -ship …
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WILL — I. _wəl, _(ə)l, (|)wil verb ( past would _wəd, _(ə)d, (|)wu̇d ; or archaic second singular wouldst _wə]dzt, (|)wu̇], ]dst, …
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WILE — I. ˈwīl, esp before pause or consonant ˈwīəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wil, from (assumed) Old North …
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WHILES — I. ˈhwī(ə)lz also ˈwī- conjunction Etymology: Middle English, from whil, while, conjunction, while + -es, gen. singular ending of nouns …
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WHILE — I. ˈhwīl, esp before pause or consonant -īəl; also ˈwī- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English whil, while, from …
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WHEEL
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UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
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SHOW
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REPUTE — I. rə̇ˈpyüt, rēˈp-, usu -üd.+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English reputen, from Middle French reputer, from Latin reputare …
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PAD — I. ˈpad, ˈpaa(ə)d noun ( -s ) Etymology: origin unknown 1. a. : a flat or shaped firm usually resilient …
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NOTE
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MUST — I. (|)məs(t) verb ( present & past all persons must ) Etymology: Middle English moste (past indicative & subjunctive of …
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MATCH
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INTANGIBLE — I. (ˈ)in., ən.+ adjective Etymology: French or Medieval Latin; French, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin intangibilis, from Latin in- …
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HIGH
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AYE — I. adverb also ay ˈā, in Brit dial “ or ˈəi or ˈai Etymology: Middle English aye, ai, agg, from …
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CLEOPATRA VII THEA PHILOPATOR — (Greek: Goddess Loving Her Father) born 69 BC died Aug. 30, 30 BC, Alexandria Cleopatra, detail of a bas relief, …
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BAGEHOT, WALTER — born Feb. 3, 1826, Langport, Somerset, Eng. died March 24, 1877, Langport economist, political analyst, and editor of The Economist, …
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