Gower

[gou-er, gawr, gohr]

noun

John, 1325?–1408, English poet.

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Gower¹ (ˈɡaʊə)

—n
	the Gower a peninsula in S Wales, in Swansea county on the Bristol Channel: mainly agricultural with several resorts

Gower² (ˈɡaʊə)

—n
1.	David (Ivon). born 1957, English cricketer
2.	John. ?1330--1408, English poet, noted particularly for his tales of love, the Confessio Amantis

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