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Din⋅wid⋅die

  [din-wid-ee, din-wid-ee]
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–noun
Robert, 1693–1770, British colonial administrator in America: lieutenant governor of Virginia 1751–58.
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Din·wid·die   (dĭn-wĭd'ē, dĭn'wĭd-ē)   
Scottish-born British colonial administrator in Virginia. As lieutenant governor of the colony (1751-1758) he attempted unsuccessfully to secure the frontier regions against the encroachments of the French.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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