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geordie
  • n  a native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  • n  the nonstandard dialect of natives of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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georg friedrich bernhard riemann
  • n  pioneer of non-Euclidean geometry (1826-1866)
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georg friedrich handel
  • n  a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany) remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)
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georg simon ohm
  • n  German physicist who formulated Ohm's law (1787-1854)
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georg wilhelm friedrich hegel
  • n  German philosopher whose three stage process of dialectical reasoning was adopted by Karl Marx (1770-1831)
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george
  • n  Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
  • n  King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1936 to 1947; he succeeded Edward VIII (1895-1952)
  • n  King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1910 to 1936; gave up his German title in 1917 during World War I (1865-1936)
  • n  King of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 1820 to 1830; his attempt to divorce his estranged wife undermined the prestige of the Crown (1762-1830)
  • n  King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820; the American colonies were lost during his reign; he became insane in 1811 and his son (later George IV) acted as regent until 1820 (1738-1820)
  • n  King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760 (1683-1760)
  • n  Elector of Hanover and the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 (1660-1727)
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george armstrong custer
  • n  United States general who was killed along with all his command by the Sioux at the Battle of Little Bighorn (1839-1876)
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george balanchine
  • n  United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983)
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george beadle
  • n  United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)
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george berkeley
  • n  Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)
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