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O'Higgins

American  
[oh-hig-inz, aw-ee-geens] / oʊˈhɪg ɪnz, ɔˈi gins /

noun

  1. Ambrosio Marqués de Osorno, 1720?–1801, Irish soldier and administrator in South America.

  2. his son Bernardo Liberator of Chile, 1778–1842, Chilean general and statesman.


O'Higgins British  
/ əʊˈhɪɡɪnz, oˈiɣins /

noun

  1. Ambrosio (æmˈbrəʊzɪˌəʊ). ?1720–1801, Irish soldier, who became viceroy of Chile (1789–96) and of Peru (1796–1801)

  2. his son, Bernardo (bɛrˈnarðo). 1778–1842, Chilean revolutionary. He was one of the leaders in the struggle for independence from Spain and was Chile's first president (1817–23)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Organizers of the largest multi-sports in the continent said in a statement that the times of the race were annulled due to “a measuring problem” in Santiago’s O’Higgins Park.

From Washington Times Oct. 29, 2023

It was found by researchers from the University of Chile and O’Higgins University.

From Seattle Times Mar. 2, 2023

When royalists gained the upper hand, the leader of one of those factions, Bernardo O’Higgins, found himself exiled to Argentina.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

“Chile woke up,” thousands of protesters chanted one recent Sunday afternoon in Santiago’s O’Higgins Park.

From New York Times Nov. 3, 2019

Things were at this pass when the standard of revolt was once more raised in Chile by O'Higgins Bernado O'Higgins.

From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin

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