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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A form of stove set into a fireplace, heating the room by radiation and the rooms above by hot air. historical

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   A place name:; A local government area in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, named after the Latrobe River and Latrobe Valley; in full, the City of Latrobe.
3. 3
   A place name:; A locality in Kentish council area and the Latrobe council area, northern Tasmania, Australia.
4. 4
   A place name:; A local government area in northern Tasmania; in full, Latrobe Council.
5. 5
   A place name:; An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States.

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6. 6
   A place name:; A city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
7. 7
   A place name:; An unincorporated community and coal town in Logan County, West Virginia, United States.

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benjamin henry latrobe

Etymology

After the inventor, I. Latrobe of Baltimore.

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