Hawthorne

[ haw-thawrn ]

noun
  1. Nathaniel, 1804–64, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

  2. a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.

  1. a city in NE New Jersey.

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Hawthorne

/ (ˈhɔːˌθɔːn) /


noun
  1. Nathaniel. 1804–64, US novelist and short-story writer: his works include the novels The Scarlet Letter (1850) and The House of the Seven Gables (1851) and the children's stories Tanglewood Tales (1853)

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