Munro
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Alice (Laidlaw) born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
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H(ector) H(ugh) Saki, 1870–1916, Scottish novelist and short-story writer, born in Myanmar (Burma).
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Alice, original name Alice Laidlaw. born 1931, Canadian short-story writer; her books include Lives of Girls and Women (1971), The Moons of Jupiter (1982), and The Love of a Good Woman (1999); winner of the Booker international prize (2009) for a lifetime body of work
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H ( ector ) H ( ugh ), pen name Saki. 1870–1916, Scottish author, born in Burma (now Myanmar), noted for his collections of satirical short stories, such as Reginald (1904) and Beasts and Superbeasts (1914)
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Etymology
Origin of Munro
C20: named after Hugh Thomas Munro (1856–1919), who published a list of these in 1891
Example Sentences
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Speaking to the Scottish parliament's culture committee last week, Creative Scotland's chief executive Iain Munro said he would not "be rushed into reopening."
From BBC
Gail Munro, the daughter of Hammy Sr, is the youngest of five children.
From BBC
"We are sad to hear the passing of Sir Mark Tully," Jonathan Munro, Interim CEO of BBC News and Current Affairs, said in a statement.
From BBC
Peaty, from Staffordshire, who has six Olympics medals to his name, has a five-year-old son from a previous relationship with artist Eirianedd Munro.
From BBC
“When you try to integrate with the real world, ultimate control becomes harder,” Munro said.
From Los Angeles Times
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