Saarinen

[ sahr-uh-nuhn, sar-; Finnish sah-ri-nen ]

noun
  1. Ee·ro [air-oh], /ˈɛər oʊ/, 1910–61, U.S. architect, born in Finland.

  2. (Got·tlieb) E·li·el [got-leeb el-ee-uhl, ee-lee-; Finnish gawt-leeb e-lee-el], /ˈgɒt lib ˈɛl i əl, ˈi li-; Finnish ˈgɔt lib ˈɛ liˌɛl/, 1873–1950, U.S. architect, born in Finland (father of Eero Saarinen).

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Saarinen

/ (ˈsɑːrɪnən) /


noun
  1. Eero (ˈeɪrəʊ). 1910–61, US architect, born in Finland. His works include the US Embassy, London (1960)

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