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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   One of the Cyclops, who forged Zeus's thunderbolts. Greek
2. 2
   The goddess personifying thunder. Greek
3. 3
   An English dukedom.
4. 4
   A surname.
5. 5
   A place name:; A town and comune in the metropolitan city of Catania, Sicily, Italy, origin of the title Duke of Bronte.

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6. 6
   A place name:; A community in the town of Oakville, Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario, Canada.
7. 7
   A place name:; A town in Coke County, Texas, United States, named after Charlotte Brontë.
8. 8
   A place name:; A coastal locality in Tasman, New Zealand, named after the Duke of Bronte.
9. 9
   A place name:; A coastal suburb of Sydney in Waverley council area, New South Wales, Australia, named after Bronte House, from the Duke of Bronte.

Synonyms

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anne brontecharlotte bronteemily jane bronte

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”) or Βρόντης (Bróntēs, “Thunderer, name of one of the cyclops”).

Related phrases

Bronte Park

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