Addington

[ad-ing-tuh n]

noun

Henry, Viscount Sidmouth

[sid-muh th] /ˈsɪd məθ/, 1757–1844, British statesman: prime minister 1801–04.

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Examples from the Web for addington

Contemporary Examples of addington

Addington, like his boss, has also been caricatured as just short of Satanic.
The Cheney You Don't Know
Matt Latimer
October 12, 2010

Historical Examples of addington

He knew perfectly what the attitude of Addington would be to him.
The Prisoner
Alice Brown
Addington, so Jeffrey Blake remembered when he came home to it, was a survival.
The Prisoner
Alice Brown
He was seeing Choate in the new Addington as Choate presented it.
The Prisoner
Alice Brown
When there were magnates in Addington, James had been a poor boy.
The Prisoner
Alice Brown
"We can't get too homesick for old Addington while we have you to look at," said he.
The Prisoner
Alice Brown

British Dictionary definitions for addington

Addington

noun

Henry, 1st Viscount Sidmouth. 1757–1844, British statesman; prime minister (1801–04) and Home Secretary (1812–21)

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