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  • 61Windsor, Wallis Warfield, duchess of — born June 19, 1896, Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., U.S. died April 24, 1986, Paris, France U.S. socialite who became the wife of Prince Edward, duke of Windsor (Edward VIII), after the latter had abdicated the British throne in order to marry her. She… …

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  • 62Windsor, England — There are three places called Windsor in England:* Windsor, Berkshire, the primary use of the name and home to Windsor Castle * Windsor, Cornwall * Windsor, Lincolnshireee also* Windsor (disambiguation) …

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  • 63Windsor Cricket Club — The Windsor Cricket Club was formed in 1995 as a merger between Windsor Victoria and Windsor and Eton Cricket Clubs. This makes Windsor one of the newest cricket clubs in the Thames Valley Area but still maintaining a rich history inherited from… …

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  • 64Windsor — I Windsor   [ wɪnzə], Name von geographischen Objekten:    1) Stadt in der Provinz Ontario, Kanada, am Detroit River gegenüber von Detroit, 191 400 Einwohner; die …

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  • 65Windsor and Maidenhead — ▪ unitary authority, England, United Kingdom       royal borough and unitary authority, geographic county of Berkshire, southern England, located about 40 miles (64 km) west of central London. Most of the unitary authority lies in the historic… …

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  • 66Windsor — I. /ˈwɪnzə/ (say winzuh) noun 1. the British royal house since 1917; comprises George V, Edward VIII, George VI, and Elizabeth II. See Saxe Coburg Gotha (def. 2). 2. Duchess of (Wallis Warfield Simpson), 1896–1986, US divorced socialite, whose… …

  • 67Windsor Beauties — The Windsor beauties are a famous collection of paintings by Sir Peter Lely, painted in the early to mid 1660s.They were originally housed in the Queens bedchamber in Windsor Castle (hence the name Windsor Beauties). They can now be seen at… …

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  • 68Windsor — municipal boro., S England; site of Windsor Castle a residence of the English sovereigns; pop. 29,660: officially New Windsor. city, SE Ontario, Canada; pop. 196,526 …

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  • 69Windsor — n. self governing quarter of south central England in which the Windsor Castle is located; royal house of Great Britain, House of Windsor; city in southeast Ontario (Canada); city in northern Connecticut (USA) …

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  • 70Windsor — n. (usu. attrib.) denoting or relating to the British Royal Family since 1917. Etymology: Windsor in S. England, site of the royal residence at Windsor Castle …

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