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Smyth

American  
[smahyth] / smaɪθ /

noun

  1. Dame Ethel Mary, 1858–1944, English writer, composer, and suffragist.

  2. 1st Baron. Baden-Powell, Robert Stephenson Smyth.


Smyth British  
/ smaɪð /

noun

  1. Dame Ethel ( Mary ). 1858–1944, British composer, best known for her operas, such as The Wreckers (1906). She was imprisoned for supporting the suffragette movement

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The Kurds are unlikely to “roll into Tehran” since they prefer to operate in their usual ethnic area, said Phillip Smyth, an expert on Shia militias.

From The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. likely would need to give priority to working with Persian groups along with some minority groups to weaken or potentially force out the regime, said Smyth, “but who will the leadership be, and are they ideological in nature?”

From The Wall Street Journal

Mrs Justice Smyth told the court that all nine defendants still had a case to answer on all the charges.

From BBC

John Smyth knows better than most just what the outcome can be.

From BBC

It's an expensive process that has left Smyth feeling both angry and nervous at the thought of driving.

From BBC