Vernon Definition–noun | 1. | Edward (“Old Grog” ), 1684–1757, British admiral. |
| 2. | a town in N Connecticut. 27,974. |
| 3. | a city in S British Columbia, in SW Canada. 19,987. |
| 4. | a city in N Texas. 12,695. |
| 5. | a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “springlike.” |
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city, southern British Columbia, Canada. It lies in Okanagan Lake country, 274 miles (441 km) northeast of Vancouver. Pioneers called the early settlement Priest's Valley owing to a missionary ...
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American attorney, civil rights leader, business consultant, and influential power broker. Although he never held political office, Jordan served as a key adviser in the 1990s to U.S. President Bill ...
Mount Vernon
home and burial place of George Washington, in Fairfax county, Virginia, U.S., overlooking the Potomac River, 15 miles (24 km) south of Washington, D.C. The 18th-century two-story Georgian mansion is ...
Mount Vernon
city, seat (1808) of Knox county, central Ohio, U.S. It lies along the Kokosing River, about 45 miles (70 km) northeast of Columbus. John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed), the orchardist, owned several ...
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city, seat (1819) of Jefferson county, southern Illinois, U.S. Lying at the junction of two interstate highways, Mount Vernon is located about 80 miles (130 km) southeast of St. Louis, Missouri. ...
Parrington, Vernon L.
American literary historian and teacher noted for his far-reaching appraisal of American literary history.Watkins, Vernon Phillips
English-language Welsh poet who drew from Welsh material and legend.Duke, Vernon
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Belleville News Democrat - Found 22 hours ago
Friday at J.D. Shields Memorial Stadium with a come-from-behind 33-29 victory over the Mount Vernon Rams. Mount Vernon (4-3, 4-1) had unbeaten...
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Female Vernon teacher charged with sexually assaulting student
Revised Vernon Hills condo plan advances
Chicago Daily Herald - Found Oct. 9, 2008
Bear Lake in Vernon Hills. Without promising final approval, the village board this week agreed a revised plan for the Lake Vernon Condominiums...
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Obituary: James Weir / Former athletics director in Rostraver, Belle ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Found Oct. 8, 2008
... between Rostraver and Bellmar, two rival schools that came together to form Belle Vernon in 1965. Current Belle Vernon football coach Lou Rood...
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TWC beefs up HD lineups in Brooklyn, Queens and Mount Vernon
Engadget HD - Found Oct. 7, 2008
... the HD pot in the Empire State once more, this time bringing the lineups in Brooklyn, Queens and Mount Vernon up to par with those already...
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Vernon Names Teacher Of The Year
Hartford Courant - Found Oct. 7, 2008
VERNON - Pat Spare's influence at Center Road School is apparent in everything from the annual Invention Convention to staff retirement parties to
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Don Graham, Vernon Jordan Remember Oz Elliott
MSNBC Newsweek - Found Oct. 4, 2008
After an hour, Kay said, 'It's time to stop,' and Oz replied: 'Let's do it all again.' By Vernon E. JordanOliver Wendell Holmes wrote: 'as...
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Stantec Designing New P3 Hospitals in Kelowna and Vernon, British ...
Tibetan monks create sand mandala at Vernon Hills school
Chicago Daily Herald - Found Oct. 1, 2008
Instead of the sounds of bouncing basketballs and squeaking gym shoes, the field house at Townline School in Vernon Hills resonated with deep voices
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Richard Vernon Clement
The Oregonian - Found Sep. 30, 2008
... in Providence ElderPlace at Cully in Portland for of Portland, who died Sept. 25 at age 78. Richard Vernon Clement was born Sept.
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