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Church⋅ill

[chur-chil, -chuhl]
–noun
1. Caryl, born 1938, English playwright and feminist theorist.
2. John, 1st Duke of Marlborough, (“Corporal John”), 1650–1722, British military commander.
3. Lord Randolph (Henry Spencer), 1849–95, British statesman (father of Winston L. S. Churchill).
4. Winston, 1871–1947, U.S. novelist.
5. Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer), 1874–1965, British statesman and author: prime minister 1940–45, 1951–55; Nobel prize for literature 1953.
6. Mount, a mountain in S Alaska, in the Wrangell Mountains. 15,638 ft. (4766 m).
7. a river in Canada, flowing NE from E Saskatchewan through Manitoba to Hudson Bay. ab. 1000 mi. (1600 km) long.
8. Also called Churchill River. Formerly, Hamilton River. a river in SW Labrador, Newfoundland, in E Canada, flowing SE and N through Lake Melville to the Atlantic Ocean. ab. 600 mi. (965 km) long.
9. a seaport and railway terminus in NE Manitoba, on Hudson Bay at the mouth of this river. 1700.
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Chur·chill   (chûr'chĭl', chûrch'hĭl')   
British playwright. Her best-known work, Cloud 9 (1979), is considered a landmark of feminist and postmodern literature.
Churchill, John. First Duke of Marlborough. 1650-1722.  
English general and statesman during the reigns of James II, Anne, and George I. He is considered among history's greatest military commanders.
Churchill, Mount  
A peak, 4,769.6 m (15,638 ft) high, in the Wrangell Mountains of southern Alaska.
Churchill, Randolph Henry Spencer 1849-1895.  
British politician who led the so-called Fourth Party, a group of Conservative members of Parliament who advocated social and constitutional reform.
Churchill, Winston 1871-1947.  
American writer known for his popular historical romance novels, such as Richard Carvel (1899).
Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spenser 1874-1965.  
British politician and writer. As prime minister (1940-1945 and 1951-1955) he led Great Britain through World War II. Churchill published several works, including The Second World War (1948-1953), and won the 1953 Nobel Prize for literature.
Chur·chill'i·an (chûr-chĭl'ē-ən) adj.
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