Forrest
[ fawr-ist, for- ]
/ ˈfɔr ɪst, ˈfɒr- /
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noun
Edwin, 1806–72, U.S. actor.
John, 1st Baron, 1847–1918, Australian explorer and statesman.
Nathan Bedford, 1821–77, Confederate cavalry general in the U.S. Civil War.
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Forrest
/ (ˈfɒrɪst) /
noun
John, 1st Baron Forrest 1847–1918, Australian statesman and explorer; first premier of Western Australia (1890–1901)
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