Branson

//ˈbɹænsən// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename; A town in Las Animas County, Colorado, United States. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename; A city mostly in Taney County, Missouri, United States. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A placename; A neighbourhood, officially Westminster-Branson, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A surname.; An English habitational surname from Old English for someone from either of these places in England. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A surname.; An English surname originating as a patronymic from the name Brand or Brant. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A male given name transferred from the surname. countable

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"With much fanfare billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson tested a Boeing 747 jumbo jet's ability to fly with biofuel powering its massive engines."

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