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Edith Louisa Cavell
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Edith Louisa,
1865–1915,
English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I.
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Cavell
(ˈkæv
ə
l)
—
n
Edith Louisa.
1865--1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I for helping Allied prisoners to escape
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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