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Milne

American

[miln] / mɪln /

noun

A(lan) A(lexander), 1882–1956, English novelist, playwright, and author of prose and verse for children.

Milne British

/ mɪln /

noun

A ( lan ) A ( lexander ). 1882–1956, English writer, noted for his books and verse for children, including When We Were Very Young (1924) and Winnie the Pooh (1926)

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Paul Burnell, wearing number three, would be behind Milne and so on down the line to the last man, Gavin Hastings, with the 15 on his back.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Kenny Milne, wearing number two, would be behind Sole.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Shelley was a seaman gunner on the destroyer HMS Milne on D-Day and guarded troops going ashore during the Normandy landings in June 1944.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Kimberley's mother told police how Milne woke her up the next morning, telling her that her daughter had "gone".

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Dr. Milne Bramwell shows on how small a foundation of fact these fanciful theories have been erected.

From Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death by Myers, F. W. H. (Frederic William Henry)

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