Thwaites

//θweɪts// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of thwaite form-of, plural
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An English surname from Old Norse.
  2. 2
    Ellipsis of Thwaites Glacier. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable

Synonyms

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thwaites glacier

Example

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"Financial analyst David Thwaites, of BNP Paribas in London, says unemployment will not drop from the four million mark until the middle of this year, and that is uncomfortably close to the election date."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From thwaite.

Etymology 2

See Thwaites Glacier.

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Thwaites Glacier

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