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Elgin

[ el-jin el-gin ]

noun

  1. a city in northeastern Illinois.
  2. former name of Moray.


Elgin

/ ˈɛlɡɪn /

noun

  1. a market town in NE Scotland, the administrative centre of Moray, on the River Lossie: ruined 13th-century cathedral: distilling, engineering. Pop: 20 829 (2001)


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Elgin Rebel True Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds are ideal for anyone looking for quality earbuds with sound attenuation and Bluetooth noise cancellation.

These active earplugs combine Elgin’s advanced earplug design with earphone technology for immersive audio with 25 dB reduction in external sound.

Greece, for example, which has long sought the return of the Elgin marbles, was outraged a few years ago when photos showed a leak in the galleries that house them at the British Museum.

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Some of the state’s largest school districts — including Chicago and U-46 in Elgin — are operating entirely remotely for now.

Geoffrey Robertson and Amal Clooney helped Greece fight for the return of the Elgin Marbles.

First of all, the African American general manager in question is Elgin Baylor.

First, Gus Johnson and Elgin Baylor took it into the air, where Connie Hawkins, Julius Erving and Michael Jordan have followed.

Despite his injuries, he managed to regain flying status and commanded a flight wing at Elgin Air Force base.

Last year, Elgin James premiered his first film at the Sundance Film Festival.

We come now to speak of the Elgin marbles from the frieze of the Parthenon.

Goethe gave him a commission to execute copies of some of the figures in the Elgin marbles.

After Elgin's day the Governor General fell back into the role of constitutional monarch which cabinet control made easy for him.

On the grass about Elgin, a whole ship's load died of cholera, nearly forty years ago.

This is now the most flourishing settlement in eastern Oregon with a railway running through the valley to Elgin.

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