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Macmillan

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Mac·mil·lan  (mk-mln), (Maurice) Harold 1894-1986.
British politician who joined Churchill in the 1930s in condemning Great Britain's appeasement of Hitler. As prime minister (1957-1963) he sought British entry into the Common Market.

Macmillan [məkˈmɪlən]
n
(Biographies / Macmillan, (Maurice) Harold, 1st Earl of Stockton (1894-1986) M, British, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: prime minister) (Maurice) Harold, 1st Earl of Stockton. 1894-1986, British statesman; Conservative prime minister (1957-63)

MacMillan
n
1. (Biographies / MacMillan, James (Loy) (1959 M, Scottish, MUSIC: composer, MUSIC: conductor) James (Loy). born 1959, Scottish composer and conductor; his works include two symphonies, the orchestral work Confession of Isobel Gowdie (1990), and the opera Ines de Castro (1996)
2. (Biographies / MacMillan, Sir Kenneth (1929-1992) M, British, DANCE: choreographer, DANCE: dancer, DANCE: director) Sir Kenneth. 1929-92, British choreographer, dancer, and ballet director; chief choreographer for the Royal Ballet from 1970

MacMillan [mækˈmɪlən]
n
(Biographies / MacMillan, Sir Kenneth (1929-1992) M, British, DANCE: ballet dancer, DANCE: choreographer) Sir Kenneth. 1929-92, British ballet dancer and choreographer; director (1970-77) and principal choreographer (1977-92) of the Royal Ballet


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Garnett and Gosse's 'Illustrated History of English Literature, four volumes, published by the Macmillan Co.
 
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