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Gary (ger′ē, gar′ē)

noun

a masculine name: var. Garry

Etymology: < OE *Garwig, lit., spear (of) battle < gar, a spear + wig < Gmc *wiga-, battle < IE base *wīk-, to be bold > L vincere, to conquer

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Gary (ger′ē, gar′ē)

city in NW Ind., on Lake Michigan: pop. 103,000

Etymology: after E. H. Gary (1846-1927), U.S. industrialist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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