Latrobe
Americannoun
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Benjamin Henry, 1764–1820, U.S. architect and engineer, born in England.
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a city in SW Pennsylvania.
Example Sentences
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Latrobe is developing a magnesium metal plant in Australia’s Latrobe Valley in Victoria state.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025
Timothy Kelly, professor of history at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, said it’s an open question how many participants the pilgrimage will draw.
From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024
She has repeatedly said she did not intentionally poison her guests, and on Tuesday in the Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court was asked to formally enter pleas to the charges against her.
From BBC • May 6, 2024
In Latrobe, though, Trump’s allies didn’t give any indication that they were nervous to be associated with him.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2022
That was when the city hired Benjamin Latrobe to design and construct Philadelphia’s first waterworks.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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