Blackburn with Darwen

/ (ˈdɑːwɛn) /

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noun

a unitary authority in NW England, in Lancashire. Pop: 139 800 (2003 est). Area: 137 sq km (53 sq miles)

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Words nearby Blackburn with Darwen

black buffalo, black bullhead, black bun, Blackburn, Blackburnian warbler, Blackburn with Darwen, blackbutt, black butter, Black Canyon, blackcap, black-capped chickadee

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He referred to this risky state of affairs as “the babushka-with-uranium-in-the-chicken-shed” problem.
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Thousands of people lined the streets for the Queen's first visit to Blackburn cathedral.
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The Dean of Blackburn, the Very Reverend Christopher Armstrong, said it was the biggest event it had hosted.
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The little shoe, whose silken laces had become loose in walking, lay in the road covered-with dust.
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Dr. Bowes asked Blackburn, one of their bishops, whether 'he was so happy as to belong to his diocese?'
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This garrison arrived at the moment when the insurgents, confiding on the Governor's promise, were with-drawing.
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So late home to supper and to bed, weary-with walking so long to no purpose in the Park to-day.
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Again the door of the tiny lobby opened and closed, and a form edged forward,—Blackburn, summoned from his mill.
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