Kosciuszko

/ (ˌkɒsɪˈʌskəʊ) /

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Mount Kosciuszko a mountain in Australia, in SE New South Wales in the Australian Alps: the highest peak in Australia. Height: 2230 m (7316 ft)

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Words nearby Kosciuszko

koruna, Koryak, Korzybski, kos, Kosciusko, Kosciuszko, kosha, kosher, kosher pickle, kosher salt, kosher-style

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How to use Kosciuszko in a sentence

And are not the names of Poland's most popular heroes, Sobieski and Kosciuszko, household words all the world over?
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In the interval between these amorous episodes Kosciuszko won his spurs in the New World.
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Washington promoted Kosciuszko to the rank of a colonel of artillery and made him his adjutant.
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For the most part the confederates of Kosciuszko were small squires, traders, peasants and men of 915 low degree generally.
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Kosciuszko was conveyed to Russia, where he remained till the accession of Paul in 1796.
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