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Gower

American  
[gou-er, gawr, gohr] / ˈgaʊ ər, gɔr, goʊr /

noun

  1. John, 1325?–1408, English poet.


Gower 1 British  
/ ˈɡaʊə /

noun

  1. David ( Ivon ). born 1957, English cricketer: played in 117 test matches (1978–1992), 32 as captain; scored 8,231 test runs

  2. John. ?1330–1408, English poet, noted particularly for his tales of love, the Confessio Amantis

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Gower 2 British  
/ ˈɡaʊə /

noun

  1. a peninsula in S Wales, in Swansea county on the Bristol Channel: mainly agricultural with several resorts

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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On a recent cloudy morning in Hollywood, director James Burrows is moving around animatedly on Stage 9 of the Sunset Gower Studios, practicing his unique specialty--trying to breathe life into a new TV sitcom.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

Paterson and Gower used visual references from porcupines to animal embryonic sacks.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

It's thought they would have used some of the 95 caves along the Gower Peninsula facing the Bristol Channel, where stone tools have been found during excavations.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2026

The same year, a warning was issued by South Wales Police to keep dogs on leads following increased sightings of adders in Port Eynon and near Worm's Head in Gower, Swansea.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

While waiting for Gower Glackens’s rescue crew, Abel kept busy, providing for himself, working at his art, doing whatever he could to be steadily occupied.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

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