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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Old French.
2. 2
   A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. 3
   A number of places in the United States:; A village in Fulton County, Illinois.
4. 4
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri.
5. 5
   A number of places in the United States:; An abandoned village in Cedar County, Nebraska.

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6. 6
   A number of places in the United States:; A town in Pickens County, South Carolina.
7. 7
   A number of places in the United States:; A city in Anderson County, Tennessee.

Synonyms

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benjamin franklin norris jr

Example

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"Chuck Norris can win a game of Connect Four in three moves."

Etymology

An Anglo-Norman surname, from Old French norreis (“a northerner, a migrant from the north”). More at French norois.

Related phrases

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