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Munro

[ muhn-roh ]

noun

  1. Alice (Laid·law) [leyd, -law], born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
  2. H(ector) H(ugh) Saki, 1870–1916, Scottish novelist and short-story writer, born in Myanmar (Burma).


Munro

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/ ʌˈəʊ /

noun

  1. mountaineering any separate mountain peak over 3000 feet high: originally used of Scotland only but now sometimes extended to other parts of the British Isles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Munro

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/ ʌˈəʊ /

noun

  1. MunroAlice1931FCanadianWRITING: short-story writer Alice, original name Alice Laidlaw. born 1931, Canadian short-story writer; her books include Lives of Girls and Women (1971), The Moons of Jupiter (1982), and The Love of a Good Woman (1999); winner of the Booker international prize (2009) for a lifetime body of work
  2. MunroH(ector) H(ugh)18701916MScottishWRITING: short-story writer H ( ector ) H ( ugh ), pen name Saki. 1870–1916, Scottish author, born in Burma (now Myanmar), noted for his collections of satirical short stories, such as Reginald (1904) and Beasts and Superbeasts (1914)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of Munro1

C20: named after Hugh Thomas Munro (1856–1919), who published a list of these in 1891
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After leaving the Army, he tried to sell Munro as a strip but had no luck because it was not intended for children, even though the main character was a child.

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He later appeared as Sonny Munro in River City, and Tostig in the History Channel series Vikings, but relocated to Edinburgh in the mid-1980s, where he established a successful pizza restaurant.

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The trust’s chief executive, Dr Sara Munro, said she regretted the "hurt caused by the unacceptable actions of one member of staff" in this "upsetting case."

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Mr Munro said the installation, which runs off green power, was "for everybody".

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Mr Munro, from Cleveland, Ohio, said he was more worried about what he described as a "bigger threat" – the policies of Republican nominee Donald Trump.

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