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Ramillies

American

[ra-mee-yee] / ra miˈyi /

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

But in January 1940, Cdr Mountbatten pulled some strings and got his nephew posted to the battleship HMS Ramillies, escorting Australian troop convoys in the Indian Ocean.

From BBC

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

He served on the HMS Ramillies initially, moving to the HMS Valiant shortly afterward and the HMS Wallace after that.

From Fox News

Terrell Davis, the brother of US rapper 21 Savage, was found injured in Ramillies Close, Lambeth, last Sunday.

From BBC

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