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Ramillies

American

[ra-mee-yee] / ra miˈji /

noun

a village in central Belgium: Marlborough's defeat of the French 1706.

Ramillies British

/ ramiji, ˈræmɪliːz /

noun

a village in central Belgium where the Duke of Marlborough defeated the French in 1706

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The 97-year-old was a Royal Navy able seaman responsible for the ammunition on HMS Ramillies.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2024

The next year, with Britain at war, the 19-year-old Philip went to sea as a sublieutenant aboard the battleship Ramillies in the Mediterranean fleet.

From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2021

Nine-month-old Millie Thompson, of Stockport, died after choking on her lunch at Ramillies Hall School and Nursery, Cheadle Hulme in October 2012.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2014

Ramillies and a commission as lieutenant aboard the Valiant.

From Time Magazine Archive

Your hearts thrilled at the tidings of Blenheim and Ramillies, and exulted in the thunders of Chatham.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 86, December, 1864 by Various

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