Palmerston

American  

[pah-mer-stuhn] / ˈpɑ mər stən /

noun

1. Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.

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Palmerston ¹ British  

/ ˈpɑːməstən /

noun

1. the former name (1869–1911) of Darwin 1

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Palmerston ² British  

/ ˈpɑːməstən /

noun

1. Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston. 1784–1865, British statesman; foreign secretary (1830–34; 1835–41; 1846–51); prime minister (1855–58; 1859–65). His talent was for foreign affairs, in which he earned a reputation as a British nationalist and for high-handedness and gunboat diplomacy

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Example Sentences

"All I wanted to do was to be a footballer, so when the opportunity came, I came up to Palmerston and I loved it."

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Speaking to the BBC from the New Zealand city of Palmerston North, Peter Satterthwaite is unequivocal.

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Meanwhile, the Foreign Office enlisted a chief mouser called Palmerston in 2016.

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Daniel Day, 29, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, has been charged with causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site after climbing onto the clock tower, the Metropolitan Police said.

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Palmerston joined the diplomatic service in 2016 from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.

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