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Marlborough

American  
[mahrl-bur-oh, -buhr-oh, -bruh, mawl-] / ˈmɑrl bɜr oʊ, -bʌr oʊ, -brə, ˈmɔl- /

noun

  1. John Churchill, 1st Duke of. Churchill, John, 1st Duke of Marlborough.

  2. Marlboro.

Marlborough 1 British  
/ ˈmɔːl-, -brə, ˈmɑːlbərə /

noun

  1. a town in S England, in Wiltshire: besieged and captured by Royalists in the Civil War (1642); site of Marlborough College, a public school founded in 1843. Pop: 7713 (2001)

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Marlborough 2 British  
/ ˈmɔːl-, -brə, ˈmɑːlbərə /

noun

  1. 1st Duke of. title of John Churchill. 1650–1722, English general; commander of British forces in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14), in which he won victories at Blenheim (1704), Ramillies (1706), Oudenaarde (1708), and Malplaquet (1709)

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Example Sentences

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The accusation describes Edla Marlborough running into a laundry room before being attacked.

From BBC

The main statue of Queen Elizabeth II, who died in 2022, will be near to the Marlborough Gate in St James's Park, and nearby will be a statue of her husband Prince Philip.

From BBC

There were only fifteen kids in the eighth grade at Duke of Marlborough School, and two hundred kids total from kindergarten up through grade twelve.

From Literature

The Marlborough, Mass., medical-technology company said it plans to finance the roughly $11 billion cash portion of the deal with cash on hand and new debt, and that it expects to issue about 41 million shares.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sierra Canyon 79, Marlborough 31: Jerzy Robinson contributed 29 points and 10 rebounds for Sierra Canyon.

From Los Angeles Times

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