Kosciusko
[ kos-kee-uhs-koh, kos-ee-; for 1 also Polish kawsh-choosh-kaw ]
/ ˌkɒs kiˈʌs koʊ, ˌkɒs i-; for 1 also Polish kɔʃˈtʃʊʃ kɔ /
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noun
Thaddeus Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kościuszko, 1746–1817, Polish patriot: general in the American Revolutionary army.
Mount, the highest mountain in Australia, in SE New South Wales. 7,316 feet (2,230 meters).
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Kosciusko
/ (ˌkɒsɪˈʌskəʊ) /
noun
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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