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kosciusko

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Kos⋅ci⋅us⋅ko

[kos-kee-uhs-koh, kos-ee-; for 1 also Pol. kawsh-choosh-kaw]
–noun
1. Thaddeus (Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kościuszko), 1746–1817, Polish patriot: general in the American Revolutionary army.
2. Mount, the highest mountain in Australia, in SE New South Wales. 7316 ft. (2230 m).
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Kos·ci·us·ko   (kŏs'ē-ŭs'kō, kŏs'kē-)   
The highest mountain of Australia, in the southeast part of the country in the Australian Alps. It rises to 2,231.4 m (7,316 ft).
Kos·ci·us·ko   (kŏs'ē-ŭs'kō, kŏs'kē-, kôsh-chŏŏsh'kō)   
Polish general and patriot who fought with the colonists in the American Revolution and was a leader in Poland's struggle for independence from Russia.
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