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Churchill, Lord Randolph (Henry Spencer) 1849-95; Brit. statesman
Churchill, Winston 1871-1947; U.S. novelist
Churchill, Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer) 1874-1965; Brit. statesman & writer: prime minister (1940-45; 1951-55): son of Lord Randolph

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river in Canada flowing from N Saskatchewan eastward through N Manitoba into Hudson Bay: c. 1,000 mi (1,609 km)
river in S Labrador, Canada, flowing east to the Atlantic Ocean: c. 600 mi (966 km) long

Origin: after John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough, gov. of Hudson Bay Co. (1685-91)

See Churchill in American Heritage Dictionary 4

British playwright. Her best-known work, Cloud 9 (1979), is considered a landmark of feminist and postmodern literature.

, John. First Duke of Marlborough. 1650-1722.

English general and statesman during the reigns of James II, Anne, and George I. He is considered among history's greatest military commanders.

, Mount

A peak, 4,769.6 m (15,638 ft) high, in the Wrangell Mountains of southern Alaska.

, Randolph Henry Spencer 1849-1895.

British politician who led the so-called Fourth Party, a group of Conservative members of Parliament who advocated social and constitutional reform.

, Winston 1871-1947.

American writer known for his popular historical romance novels, such as Richard Carvel (1899).

, Sir Winston Leonard Spenser 1874-1965.

British politician and writer. As prime minister (1940-1945 and 1951-1955) he led Great Britain through World War II. Churchill published several works, including The Second World War (1948-1953), and won the 1953 Nobel Prize for literature.

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