Stowe

American  

[stoh] / stoʊ /

noun

1. Harriet (Elizabeth) Beecher, 1811–96, U.S. abolitionist and novelist.

2. a town in N Vermont: ski resort.

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Stowe ¹ British  

/ stəʊ /

noun

1. a mansion near Buckingham in N Buckinghamshire: built and decorated in the 17th and 18th centuries by Vanbrugh, Robert Adam, Grinling Gibbons, and William Kent; formerly the seat of the Dukes of Buckingham; fine landscaped gardens: now occupied by a public school

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Stowe ² British  

/ stəʊ /

noun

1. Harriet Elizabeth Beecher. 1811–96, US writer, whose bestselling novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) contributed to the antislavery cause

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Stowe

An influx of year-round buyers has transformed Stowe, Vt., into an all-season destination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Auctioneer Andy Stowe said: "Mr Blobby is an icon of nineties culture, and this result proves that Blobby-mania is very much alive and well."

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Inspired by Stowe, Jackson wrote it to highlight the mistreatment of Native Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Neither he nor any of his Coben cohort—Ms. Lower, Ms. Stowe, Erin Richards, Clancy Brown—are doing much with the material, but the material isn’t much.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Like Harriet Beecher Stowe, Myrna was still around to offend.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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