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Churchill
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Chur·chill  (chûrchl, chûrchhl), Caryl Born 1938.
British playwright. Her best-known work, Cloud 9 (1979), is considered a landmark of feminist and postmodern literature.

Churchill, John. First Duke of Marlborough. 1650-1722.
English general and statesman during the reigns of James II, Anne, and George I. He is considered among history's greatest military commanders.

Churchill, Mount
A peak, 4,769.6 m (15,638 ft) high, in the Wrangell Mountains of southern Alaska.

Churchill, Randolph Henry Spencer 1849-1895.
British politician who led the so-called Fourth Party, a group of Conservative members of Parliament who advocated social and constitutional reform.

Churchill, Winston 1871-1947.
American writer known for his popular historical romance novels, such as Richard Carvel (1899).

Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spenser 1874-1965.
British politician and writer. As prime minister (1940-1945 and 1951-1955) he led Great Britain through World War II. Churchill published several works, including The Second World War (1948-1953), and won the 1953 Nobel Prize for literature.

Chur·chilli·an (chûr-chl-n) adj.
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Noun1.ChurchillChurchill - English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)
2.ChurchillChurchill - British statesman and leader during World War II; received Nobel prize for literature in 1953 (1874-1965)
3.Churchill - a Canadian town in northern Manitoba on Hudson Bay; important port for shipping grain
Manitoba - one of the three prairie provinces in central Canada


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