Dudley

American  

[duhd-lee] / ˈdʌd li /

noun

1. Robert, 1st Earl of Leicester, 1532?–88, British statesman and favorite of Queen Elizabeth.

2. Thomas, 1576–1653, English governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1634–35, 1640–41, 1645–46, 1650–51.

3. a borough in West Midlands, central England, near Birmingham.

4. a male given name: from an Old English placename meaning “dry field.”

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Dudley ¹ British  

/ ˈdʌdlɪ /

noun

1. a town in W central England, in Dudley unitary authority, West Midlands: wrought-iron industry. Pop: 194 919 (2001)

2. a unitary authority in W central England, in West Midlands. Pop: 304 800 (2003 est). Area: 98 sq km (38 sq miles)

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Dudley ² British  

/ ˈdʌdlɪ /

noun

1. Robert. See (Earl of) Leicester

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Example Sentences

Her grandfather - Dudley Herschbach – won a Nobel Prize in chemistry.

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It came after internal Dudley Council documents seen by the BBC showed multiple reports were raised with police and safeguarding partners over the past 10 years.

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Meanwhile, politicians from across Dudley Council's political divides are calling a special meeting of the authority to debate the media reports of child grooming.

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Noah Sibanda died after an incident at the now-closed Fairytales Day Nursery, on Bourne Street, Dudley, on 9 December 2022.

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"There may be other kinds of effects specific to the foraging biology of the species in question that could be beneficial," added Robert Dudley, UC Berkeley professor of integrative biology.

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