O'Higgins

[ oh-hig-inz; Spanish aw-ee-geens ]

noun
  1. Am·bro·sio [ahm-braw-syaw], /ɑmˈbrɔ syɔ/, Marqués de Osorno, 1720?–1801, Irish soldier and administrator in South America.

  2. his son, Ber·nar·do [ber-nahr-thaw], /bɛrˈnɑr ðɔ/, Liberator of Chile, 1778–1842, Chilean general and statesman.

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How to use O'Higgins in a sentence

  • From this it will be seen that Bernardo O'Higgins had not only achieved much, but had suffered much in his own person.

    South America | W. H. Koebel
  • The youth of Bernardo O'Higgins was far more chequered than that which falls to the lot of most young men.

    South America | W. H. Koebel

British Dictionary definitions for O'Higgins

O'Higgins

/ (əʊˈhɪɡɪnz, Spanish oˈiɣins) /


noun
  1. Ambrosio (æmˈbrəʊzɪˌəʊ). ?1720–1801, Irish soldier, who became viceroy of Chile (1789–96) and of Peru (1796–1801)

  2. his son, Bernardo (bɛrˈnarðo). 1778–1842, Chilean revolutionary. He was one of the leaders in the struggle for independence from Spain and was Chile's first president (1817–23)

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