Kosciusko
[kos-kee-uhs-koh, kos-ee-; for 1 also Polish kawsh-choo sh-kaw]
- ThaddeusTadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kościuszko, 1746–1817, Polish patriot: general in the American Revolutionary army.
- Mount, the highest mountain in Australia, in SE New South Wales. 7316 feet (2230 meters).
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Locally, Esters is well-known as a genealogy expert, and I'd heard about her from a Kosciusko librarian.
Historical Examples
Washington was both; Kosciusko was neither; neither was Hofer.
In the fight that followed, Kosciusko was badly wounded and flung from the house.
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From this period the life of Kosciusko was passed in retirement.
Why, one 98 day I lost her in a tenement on Kosciusko street.
Little Lost SisterVirginia Brooks
In the words of the poet Byron, "Freedom shrieked when Kosciusko fell."
Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15)Charles Morris
Kosciusko
- Thaddeus, Polish name Tadeusz Kościusko. 1746–1817, Polish general: fought for the colonists in the American War of Independence and led an unsuccessful revolt against the partitioning of Poland (1794)
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