Thorpe

American  

[thawrp] / θɔrp /

noun

1. James Francis Jim, 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.

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Thorpe British  

/ θɔːp /

noun

1. Ian . born 1982, Australian swimmer; won three gold medals at the 2000 Olympic Games, six gold medals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and two gold medals at the 2004 Olympic Games.

2. James Francis. 1888–1953, American football player and athlete: Olympic pentathlon and decathlon champion (1912)

3. Jeremy. born 1929, British politician; leader of the Liberal party (1967–76)

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Example Sentences

He lives "next door" to Thorpe Park - and his message to any unhappy Bedford residents like Claudia is that living on the doorstep of a theme park is "honestly a dream".

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Before Greene King he ran Merlin Entertainment, owner of Thorpe Park, Madame Tussauds and Legoland, which had a certain appeal to his two children.

From BBC

For Root, this Test was always likely to be emotional, a celebration of the life of his mentor Graham Thorpe.

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In a match dedicated to the life of his mentor Graham Thorpe, Root celebrated by pulling on one of Thorpe's trademark white headbands, and looked to the sky.

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Thorpe's fellow Surrey man Atkinson then led the way with the ball.

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