Gardiner

American  

[gahrd-ner, gahr-dn-er] / ˈgɑrd nər, ˈgɑr dn ər /

noun

1. Samuel Rawson 1829–1902, English historian.

2. Stephen, 1483–1555, English ecclesiastic and statesman.

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Gardiner British  

/ ˈɡɑːdnə /

noun

1. Sir John Eliot. born 1943, British conductor, noted for performances using period instruments; founded the Monteverdi Choir in 1965, the English Baroque Soloists in 1978, and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique in 1990

2. Stephen. ?1483–1555, English bishop and statesman; lord chancellor (1553–55). He opposed Protestantism, supporting the anti-Reformation policies of Mary I

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Example Sentences

The new TV series, based on the novel of the same name by Janice Hadlow, centres on the Bennet family's middle sister, Mary, as she becomes a governess to the Gardiner family.

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Backbench MP Barry Gardiner, a former member of Corbyn's shadow cabinet who had been floated by some on the left of the party as a potential candidate, has also said he will not stand.

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Colin Gardiner: Worst Rangers team I have seen and the manager must go if we get beaten in our next two games.

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On Thursday Gardiner, the MP for Brent West, told the BBC he and his fellow MPs were not asking for biometric checks to be dispensed with, but for them to be deferred to other countries.

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Mr Gardiner said they were not asking for the checks to be dispensed with, but to be deferred to Egypt or Jordan.

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