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Proper Noun

1. 1
   An English and Scottish habitational surname, a variant of Carlisle.
2. 2
   A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. 3
   A town in Saskatchewan, Canada; named for a niece of Thomas Carlyle who lived in the area.
4. 4
   A locale in the United States.; A city, the county seat of Clinton County, Illinois; named for the founder Charles W. Slade's grandmother.
5. 5
   A locale in the United States.; An unincorporated community in Allen County, Kansas.

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6. 6
   A locale in the United States.; A ghost town in Montana.
7. 7
   A locality in the Shire of Indigo, north eastern Victoria, Australia.

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thomas carlyle

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"Mr. Carlyle harangued the populace from the balcony of the Buck's Head."

Related phrases

Carlyle circleclinton countycounty seat

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