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Churchill

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1. Churchill - Noun

2. Churchill - Proper noun

Meaning

English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)

a Canadian town in northern Manitoba on Hudson Bay; important port for shipping grain

British statesman and leader during World War II; received Nobel prize for literature in 1953 (1874-1965)

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Not Churchill. Sixty-five, old for a Churchill. Clement Attlee

I think Churchill would be appalled at the Thatcher government. Edward Heath

The people of England will curse themselves for having preferred ruin from Churchill to peace from Hitler. William Joyce

And what always struck me about that war period was how even Churchill had to talk socialism to keep up people's morale. Barbara Castle

Churchill was the canny political animal, very devious, bursting with energy and determination, learning as hard as he could. Lord Mountbatten

Faced with the alternative of saying goodbye to the gold standard, and therefore to his own employment, and goodbye to other people's employment, Mr. Churchill characteristically selected the latter course. Oswald Mosley

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