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Mackenzie

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Mac·ken·zie  (m-knz), Alexander 1822-1892.
British-born Canadian politician who was the first Liberal prime minister of Canada (1873-1878).
Mackenzie, William Lyon 1795-1861.
British-born Canadian insurgent and member of Parliament (1828-1836 and 1851-1858) who led an armed insurrection in Toronto (1837) to protest colonial rule.
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Noun1.MackenzieMackenzie - Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North America by land north of Mexico (1764-1820)
Sir Alexander Mackenzie
2.MackenzieMackenzie - a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea
Mackenzie River
Canada - a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada; "the border between the United States and Canada is the longest unguarded border in the world"


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The event was the taking of Captain Mackenzie's head, Captain Mackenzie, at that time, being master of the Minota.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
Burges, Duer and Mackenzie, 1843; The French Governess; or, The Embroidered Handkerchief, 1843; Richard Dale, 1843; Wyandotte, 1843; Ned Myers, or Life before the Mast, 1843; Afloat and Ashore (Miles Wallingford, Lucy Hardinge), two series, 1844; Proceedings of the Naval Court-Martial in the Case of Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, etc.
The Prairie by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
Only when he thought of Miss Mackenzie there fell upon his mind a shadow of regret; that young lady was worthy of better things than plain John Nicholson, still known among schoolmates by the derisive name of 'Fatty'; and he felt, if he could chalk a cue, or stand at ease, with such a careless grace as Alan, he could approach the object of his sentiments with a less crushing sense of inferiority.
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