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George
1[ jawrj ]
noun
- a figure of St. George killing the dragon, especially one forming part of the insignia of the Order of the Garter.
- British Slang. any coin bearing the image of St. George.
- a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter G.
- British Slang. an automatic pilot on an airplane.
George
2[ jawrj; German gey-ohr-guh ]
noun
- David Lloyd. Lloyd George, David.
- Henry, 1839–97, U.S. economist: advocate of a single tax.
- Saint, died a.d. 303?, Christian martyr: patron saint of England.
- Ste·fan An·ton [shte, -fahn , ahn, -tohn], 1868–1933, German poet.
- Lake, a lake in E New York. 36 miles (58 km) long.
- a river in NE Quebec, Canada, flowing N from the Labrador border to Ungava Bay. 350 miles (563 km) long.
- a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “farmer.”
George
1/ dʒɔːdʒ /
noun
- informal.the automatic pilot in an aircraft
George
2/ dʒɔːdʒ /
noun
- David Lloyd. See Lloyd George
- GeorgeSir Edward (Alan John)19382009MBritishSOCIAL SCIENCE: economistBUSINESS: banker Sir Edward ( Alan John ), known as Eddie. 1938–2009, British economist, governor of the Bank of England (1993–2003)
- GeorgeHenry18391897MUSSOCIAL SCIENCE: economist Henry. 1839–97, US economist: advocated a single tax on land values, esp in Progress and Poverty (1879)
- George, Saint?303MRELIGION: martyrRELIGION: saint Saint. died ?303 ad , Christian martyr, the patron saint of England; the hero of a legend in which he slew a dragon. Feast day: April 23
- ɡeˈɔrɡə GeorgeStefan (Anton)18681933MGermanWRITING: poetARTS AND CRAFTS: aesthete Stefan ( Anton ) (ˈʃtɛfan). 1868–1933, German poet and aesthete. Influenced by the French Symbolists, esp Mallarmé and later by Nietzsche, he sought for an idealized purity of form in his verse. He refused Nazi honours and went into exile in 1933
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Word History and Origins
Origin of George1
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Idioms and Phrases
- by George! Chiefly British Informal. (an exclamation used to express astonishment, approval, etc.)
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Example Sentences
In 1992, Republican George H.W. Bush won the Asian-American vote by 24 points.
And with stand-ups, I remember liking George Carlin and Steve Martin.
So then-President George H.W. Bush and other prominent Republicans endorsed Treen in the House runoff.
He lost his bid for a fourth term to George Pataki that year.
Adam Thierer is a senior research fellow with the Technology Policy Program at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
Cousin George's position is such a happy one, that conversation is to him a thing superfluous.
From the moment that he touches the magical little hand, cousin George is eclipsed.
A volcano broke out in the island of St. George, one of the Azores.
She had never had this curiosity in relation to George Cannon--she had only wondered about his affairs with other women.
As George Eliot says: “We get the fonder of our houses if they have a physiognomy of their own, as our friends have.”
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