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Belgrano

[ bel-grah-noh; Spanish bel-grah-naw ]

/ bɛlˈgrɑ noʊ; Spanish bɛlˈgrɑ nɔ /

noun

Ma·nuel

[mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/, 1770–1820, Argentine general.

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Examples from the Web for belgrano

There are British colonies at Belgrano and Hurlingham, and you have a choice of three golf courses.
The Amazing Argentine|John Foster Fraser
"We must not only prepare, but much we must do also," said Belgrano.
Ponce de Leon|William Pilling
Belgrano and Rivadavia were sent as special commissioners to London to arrange for English protection but were unsuccessful.
Notes on the History of Argentine Independence|C. W. Whittemore
"That was absurd; that was nothing but a joke," said Belgrano.
Ponce de Leon|William Pilling

A little later Belgrano became possessed of the somewhat extraordinary idea of crowning a member of the family of the Incas.
South America|W. H. Koebel

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