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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Example Sentences

Board at the jetty off Calvathy Road alongside commuters and local families, and whiz past some of the islands that make up the city of Kochi — Vypin, Willingdon, Vallarpadam and Bolgatty — before landing 20 minutes later at the bustling mainland part of the city known as Ernakulam.

From New York Times

Mark Sands, 51, was sentenced at Brighton magistrates court having previously pleaded guilty to a charge of “sending via electronic communications a message that was grossly offensive” to the Eastbourne and Willingdon MP Caroline Ansell.

From The Guardian

The original is still available at the Willingdon Sports Club, where a former member named Devi Prasad Kejriwal requested an egg-and-cheese toast cooked his way so frequently that they put it on the menu and named it after him.

From New York Times

Mark Sands, 50, pleaded guilty to sending the "grossly offensive" threat on Facebook against Caroline Ansell, MP for Eastbourne and Willingdon.

From BBC

All the characters except Lord Willingdon, the viceroy played by Patrick Malahide, are fictional, executive producer Charlie Pattinson said from London, with Rutman intent on having "complete freedom" to create personal lives that could effectively intersect with real events.

From US News