Layard
[ laird, ley-erd ]
/ lɛərd, ˈleɪ ərd /
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noun
Sir Aus·ten Henry [aw-stuhn], /ˈɔ stən/, 1817–94, English archaeologist, writer, and diplomat.
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British Dictionary definitions for Layard
Layard
/ (lɛəd) /
noun
Sir Austen Henry. 1817–94, English archaeologist, noted for his excavations at Nimrud and Nineveh
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