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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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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