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Abercrombie

[ ab-er-krom-bee, -kruhm- ]
/ ˈæb ərˌkrɒm bi, -ˌkrʌm- /

noun

Sir (Leslie) Patrick, 1879–1957, English architect and town planner.

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Abel-meholah, abelmosk, Abelson, Abenaki, Abeokuta, Abercrombie, Aberdare, Aberdeen, Aberdeen Angus, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeenshire
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Abercrombie
/ (ˈæbəˌkrɒmbɪ) /

noun

Sir (Leslie) Patrick. 1879–1957, British town planner and architect, best known for The County of London Plan (1943) and The Greater London Plan (1944)
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