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Coverdale

American

[kuhv-er-deyl] / ˈkʌv ərˌdeɪl /

noun

Miles, 1488–1569, English divine: translator of the Bible into English 1535.

Coverdale British

/ ˈkʌvəˌdeɪl /

noun

Miles. 1488–1568, the first translator of the complete Bible into English (1535)

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Whitesnake frontman David Coverdale had an important announcement to make: He’s quitting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025

Paying tribute on X, Coverdale shared a number of photos of himself and and Sykes together in Whitesnake's heyday.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2025

The bad news is, and this is funny — I’m name-dropping — but David Coverdale texts me funny things all the time; I’ve been friends with him a long time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024

Ruth Ann Coverdale was born on Jan. 17, 1935, in Milford, Del., the youngest of five children, and was raised in nearby Slaughter Neck.

From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2021

"And just see that the station-master keeps the train a few minutes for Colonel Coverdale."

From Mrs. Fitz by Snaith, J. C.

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