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ˈtʃɜr tʃɪl, -tʃəlChurchill

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1. Churchill, John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, First Duke of Marlborough(noun)

   English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722)

2. Churchill, Winston Churchill, Winston S. Churchill, Sir Winston Leonard Spenser Churchill(noun)

   British statesman and leader during World War II; received Nobel prize for literature in 1953 (1874-1965)

3. Churchill(noun)

   a Canadian town in northern Manitoba on Hudson Bay; important port for shipping grain

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1. Churchill(ProperNoun)

   Any of several English placenames from church and hill.

2. Churchill(ProperNoun)

   from any of these places.

3. Churchill(ProperNoun)

   Winston Churchill, English statesman, Prime Minister and author.

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1. Churchill

   Churchill is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935. It covers northern Manitoba, a vast wilderness area dotted with small municipalities and First Nations reserves. It was named after the town of Churchill, Manitoba, which resides on Churchill River. The riding was created in 1933 when Nelson riding was abolished. The entire area of Nelson was transferred into the new riding of Churchill. The Churchill riding has the highest percentage of North American Indians in Canada.; the highest percentage of Cree speakers - both those whose mother tongue is Cree as well as those that use it as home language - is also to be found there.

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How to pronounce Churchill?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Churchill in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Churchill in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Churchill in a Sentence

1. Nathan Raab:

   Churchills early life shaped Winston Churchill into the man Winston Churchill became and set the stage for Winston Churchill storied career and leadership during the trying times of World War II, nowhere is that more evident than Winston Churchill capture as a young man very far from home. This rare note exemplifies that and shows that even during Winston Churchill time as a POW, Winston Churchill saw the humanity in Winston Churchill captors.

2. Howard Zinn:

   Was all this bloodshed and deceit - from Columbus to Cortes, Pizarro the Puritans - a necessity for the human race to progress from savagery to civilization? Was Morison right in burying the story of genocide inside a more important story of human progress? Perhaps a persuasive argument can be made - as it was made by Stalin when he killed pesants for industrial progress in the Soviet Union, as it was made by Churchill explaining the bombings of Dresden and Hamburg, and Truman explaining Hiroshima. But how can the judgement be made if the benefits and losses cannot be balanced because the losses are either unmentioned or mentioned quickly?

3. Lady Nancy Astor:

   Nancy astor -Mr Churchill you're drunk Churchill-- you madam are ugly at lease Tomorrow I'll sober

4. Guy Lynch:

   Years later, people look back upon their darkest day and say -- as Churchill said of London's war years -- 'This was our finest hour.' In a tough spot right now You may be on the very edge of winning

5. Donald Rumsfeld:

   Winston Churchill played this game during World War II when the Nazis took over Belgium. The government went into exile in London and a young diplomat took over and was assisting the Belgian government and Churchill taught him the game, and then he taught me.

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