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Flinders Petrie
Pe·trie
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ˈpi
tri
/
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[
pee
-tree
]
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noun
Sir (William Matthew) Flin·ders
/
ˈflɪn
dərz
/
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[
flin
-derz
]
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,
1853–1942,
English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
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Petrie
(ˈpɛtrɪ)
—
n
Sir (
William Matthew
)
Flinders
. 1853--1942, British Egyptologist and archaeologist
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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