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St. Andrews

American  
[an-drooz] / ˈæn druz /

noun

  1. a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.


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Prof. Ansari, 58, is a historian at Scotland’s University of St. Andrews, where he directs the Institute for Iranian Studies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Krupenye and co-author Amalia Bastos, a former Johns Hopkins postdoctoral fellow who is now a lecturer at Scotland's University of St. Andrews, set out to examine pretend play under controlled conditions.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

I watched my father be present for kids at St. Andrews Park — our park, the park that he grew up in, which is why he had so much pride for the next generation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025

Luke Rendell, lecturer in biology at the Sea Mammal Research Unit for the University of St. Andrews, questions the ability to translate the sounds made by sperm whales into human language.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024

I no longer wonder if I chose St. Andrews church in Enugu as my new church because the priest there is a Blessed Way Missionary Father as Father Amadi is; I just go.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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