Anderson
[ an-der-suhn ]
/ ˈæn dər sən /
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British Dictionary definitions for Anderson (1 of 2)
Anderson1
/ (ˈændəsən) /
noun
a river in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories, rising in lakes north of Great Bear Lake and flowing west and north to the Beaufort Sea. Length: about 580 km (360 miles)
British Dictionary definitions for Anderson (2 of 2)
Anderson2
/ (ˈændəsən) /
noun
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Medical definitions for Anderson
Anderson
[ ăn′dər-sən ]
British physician. The first licensed British woman doctor (1865), she established medical courses for women at a dispensary in London.
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