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Bentinck

American  
[ben-tingk] / ˈbɛn tɪŋk /

noun

  1. William Henry Cavendish, Duke of Portland, 1738–1809, British statesman: prime minister 1783; 1807–09.


Bentinck British  
/ ˈbɛntɪŋk /

noun

  1. Lord William Cavendish . 1774–1839, British statesman, governor general of Bengal (1828–35)

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The recreation of the opening scene from the original episode will star actors Timothy Bentinck, Felicity Finch, Daisy Badger, Ben Norris and Wilf Scolding.

From BBC Dec. 31, 2025

Her suave European style soon brought her modelling work and there was a marriage to Richard Bentinck Boyle, 9th Earl of Shannon.

From BBC Mar. 20, 2018

And this brings us to a character who sums up the spirit of this series: Lord George Bentinck.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2013

Louisa buys the Bentinck, a hotel going out at the seams, and returns to the kitchen.

From Time Magazine Archive

Flinders anchored near Sweer’s Island, which he named, and examined Bentinck, Mornington, and Bountiful Islands adjacent thereto, the whole group being called Wellesley’s Islands.

From Early Days in North Queensland by Palmer, Edward

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