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Cavell

American  
[kav-uhl] / ˈkæv əl /

noun

  1. Edith Louisa, 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I.


Cavell British  
/ ˈkævəl /

noun

  1. Edith Louisa. 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I for helping Allied prisoners to escape

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“He didn’t have any questions for me,” Cavell said.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

Jill Laidlaw has worked for 37 years at Camp Cavell in Lexington, Mich., a little spot of paradise on Lake Huron.

From New York Times Jul. 5, 2021

Sally Collier, who has talked of her admiration for Edith Cavell, the nurse executed during the First World War, later stepped down as chief regulator and has made no comment since.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2020

“Leon County has been supportive of the citizen-led effort to survey the New Hope location and learn more about the area’s history,” county spokesman Matheiu Cavell said.

From Washington Times Jun. 14, 2020

Miss Cavell was the daughter of the Rev. Frederick Cavell, for forty years Vicar of Swardeston, Norfolk.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) by Parrott, James Edward

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