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1. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 80 | |
2. | [ noun ] (politics) a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977) | |
Synonyms: | nellie_tayloe_ross nellie_ross | |
Related terms: | politician | |
3. | [ noun ] (geography) British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862) | |
Synonyms: | sir_james_clark_ross james_clark_ross | |
Related terms: | explorer | |
4. | [ noun ] (geography) Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856) | |
Synonyms: | sir_john_ross john_ross | |
Related terms: | explorer | |
5. | [ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 282 | |
6. | [ noun ] (medicine,work) British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932) | |
Synonyms: | sir_ronald_ross | |
Related terms: | doctor | |
7. | [ noun ] (work,clothing) American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836) | |
Synonyms: | Betsy_Griscom_Ross Betsy_Ross | |
Related terms: | dressmaker | |
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