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Willingdon

American  
[wil-ing-duhn] / ˈwɪl ɪŋ dən /

noun

  1. Freeman Freeman-Thomas 1st Marquis of, 1866–1941, British colonial official: governor general of Canada 1926–31; viceroy and governor general of India 1931–36.


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But suddenly the faithful, honest, hard-working beast of England is being linked with West Ham United, Fulham, Milan, and Alfred Simmonds of Willingdon.

From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2012

This Lord Willingdon proceeded to do next day, accompanied by a send-off precisely paralleling Lord Linlithgow's welcome.

From Time Magazine Archive

Their son, Johnny Willingdon, grew up in the years when the Farm was running to seed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Toward mighty Khyber Pass, the Empire's most romantic and reputedly most dangerous frontier, traveled Earl Willingdon last week, taking along the golden throne on which he sits as Viceroy of India.

From Time Magazine Archive

On the day appointed for the banquet, a grocer’s van drove up from Willingdon and delivered a large wooden crate at the farmhouse.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

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