Blackburn


a city in central Lancashire, in NW England.
Mount, a mountain in SE Alaska, in the Wrangel Mountains. 16,140 feet (4920 meters).
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Historical Examples

The Builders Ellen Glasgow
The Daughter of a Magnate Frank H. Spearman
History of Kershaw’s Brigade D. Augustus Dickert
Border Ghost Stories Howard Pease
Held for Orders Frank H. Spearman

noun
a city in NW England, in Blackburn with Darwen unitary authority, Lancashire: formerly important for textiles, now has mixed industries. Pop: 105 085 (2001)
Mount Blackburn, a mountain in SE Alaska, the highest peak in the Wrangell Mountains. Height: 5037 m (16 523 ft)

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