Gary
[ gair-ee, gar-ee ]
/ ˈgɛər i, ˈgær i /
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noun
Elbert Henry, 1846–1927, U.S. financier and lawyer.
a port in NW Indiana, on Lake Michigan.
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “spear bearer.”
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Gary
/ (ˈɡærɪ) /
noun
a port in NW Indiana, on Lake Michigan: a major world steel producer. Pop: 99 961 (2003 est)
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