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Vansittart

[ van-sit-ert ]
/ vænˈsɪt ərt /

noun

Sir Robert Gilbert, 1st Baron Vansittart of Denham, 1881–1957, British statesman and diplomat.

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Vansittart
/ (vænˈsɪtət) /

noun

Robert Gilbert, 1st Baron Vansittart of Denham. 1881–1957, British diplomat and writer; a fierce opponent of Nazi Germany and of Communism
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