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Mark⋅ham

[mahr-kuhm]
–noun
1. Beryl, 1902–86, English aviation pioneer: first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocean east to west 1936.
2. (Charles) Edwin, 1852–1940, U.S. poet.
3. Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, SW of the Ross Sea. 15,100 ft. (4600 m).
4. a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, near Toronto. 77,037.
5. a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago. 15,172.
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Mark·ham   (mär'kəm)   
A town of southern Ontario, Canada, north-northeast of Toronto. It is a processing center. Population: 262,000.
Markham, Beryl 1903-1986.  
British aviation pioneer who was the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean from east to west (1936).
Markham,   (Charles)
American poet. His poem "The Man with the Hoe" (1899) protests against the exploitation of labor.
Markham, Mount  
A peak, 4,353 m (14,272 ft) high, of Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered in 1902.
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