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Dinwiddie

[ din-wid-ee, din-wid-ee ]

/ dɪnˈwɪd i, ˈdɪn wɪd i /

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noun

Robert,1693–1770, British colonial administrator in America: lieutenant governor of Virginia 1751–58.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for dinwiddie

Dinwiddie was opposed to paper money, but the Burgesses, knowing that they had the whip hand, would not yield.
Give Me Liberty|Thomas J. Wertenbaker
She had placed Mr. Dinwiddie and Mr. Osborne on either side of her, smiling at Clavering.
Black Oxen|Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
The end of March, 1865, was approaching when I set out on what was to prove my last tour of duty amid the pine woods of Dinwiddie.
Mohun, or, The Last Days of Lee and his Paladins|John Esten Cooke
Governor Dinwiddie, of Virginia, appointed him an officer in the State militia, with the rank of major.
American Leaders and Heroes|Wilbur Fisk Gordy

The Burgesses petitioned Dinwiddie to rescind it so far as Virginia was concerned.
Give Me Liberty|Thomas J. Wertenbaker