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Rosebery

American  
[rohz-buh-ree] / ˈroʊz bə ri /

noun

  1. Archibald Philip Primrose 5th Earl of, 1847–1929, British statesman and author: prime minister 1894–95.


Rosebery British  
/ ˈrəʊzbərɪ, -brɪ /

noun

  1. Earl of , title of Archibald Philip Primrose . 1847–1929, British Liberal statesman; prime minister (1894–95)

"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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Gemma Devonish, who worked as head of year at Rosebery School in Epsom, Surrey, died at the scene in Nutfield Close, Carshalton, the Metropolitan Police said.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2024

Inside, Sisi’s delegation had taken over the elegant Rosebery Lounge.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 25, 2016

The painting has never been restored and had only changed hands once before, when it was bought in 1878 by Archibald Primrose, the Earl of Rosebery, who later became a British prime minister.

From Reuters ● Dec. 4, 2014

Two cars were damaged in Rosebery Street and Ravenscroft Street.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2014

"This would be an ideal cabinet," Lord Rosebery subsequently remarked in Edinburgh, "for it would be entirely Scottish," Mr. Childers being member for a Scottish constituency.

From An Edinburgh Eleven Pencil Portraits from College Life by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie

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