Astor
Americannoun
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John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
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Nancy (Langhorne) Viscountess, 1879–1964, first woman member of Parliament in England.
noun
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John Jacob, 1st Baron Astor of Hever. 1886–1971, British proprietor of The Times (1922–66)
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Nancy ( Witcher ), Viscountess, original name Nancy Langhorne. 1879–1964, British Conservative politician, born in the US; the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons
Example Sentences
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It's more than 100 years since the first woman took her seat as an MP - there weren't even women's loos when Nancy Astor arrived.
From BBC
We turn onto Astor Street, the famous road at the center of our downtown Chicago neighborhood.
From Literature
The spirit of American independence that fired the revolution repeated itself in theatrical terms in the Astor Place Riot of 1849.
Gran always stayed at Claridge’s or with her American friends, like Lady Astor.
From Literature
When Saks moved into its storied flagship store in 1924, the upper part of Fifth Avenue was still mainly residential, dotted with the mansions of the Astor and Vanderbilt families.
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