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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southern Ireland near the head of Cork Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. Cork was occupied by the Danes in the ninth century and by Oliver Cromwell in 1649.
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- proper noun Principal city of County Cork.
- proper noun County in the
Republic of Ireland . (County Cork)
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Examples
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We love cork (Collin says Cork does it all), and we love pie, and any silly reason to eat it, like Pi Day.
Eyebeam reBlog 2009
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We love cork (Collin says Cork does it all), and we love pie, and any silly reason to eat it, like Pi Day.
TreeHugger 2009
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Rachel Sager of Pittsburgh used cork from wine bottles to form "Woman in Cork."
unknown title 2009
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Martha Cashman Sculptor in Cork Ireland, anyone who has google earth can see my dilemma Cork is a city full of hills and even has the steepest in the country while takes a bit of getting used to.
PIMP MY ECO-RIDE CONTEST: Win a Strida Folding Bike! | Inhabitat 2009
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The NLM was recently sent photos of a set designed by him for the church of Ss. Peter and Paul in Cork in 1866 and I was particularly taken by the cope design with its colour and patternwork.
Details: Edward Welby Pugin's Cope for Ss. Peter and Paul, Cork 2009
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"George in Cork would like something in D to co-ordinate with the car alarm that has been sounding for the last 10 minutes." posted by John at 10: 57 AM
Three Cheers for Mrs Beamish John 2009
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In fact, I was in Cork once, and walked into a bookstore, and found the Pistils in a big fancy hardback affair, in a box and all that, and it was something like 40 euros second hand, and I had to walk around the block once to think about it, but I bought the book.
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In the upcoming Fota Liturgical Conference in Cork, Ireland, for example, Dr. Alcuin Reid will present a paper on ‘Noble Simplicity’ Revisited which promises to be of great value and interest.
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And Irish authorities said it appeared likely that the country's two most southwesterly airports in Cork and Kerry would miss the ash threat entirely.
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The Fota liturgical conference in Cork, Ireland that the NLM reported on earlier took place on July 12 and 13th.
Brief Summary of the Fota Conference on "Benedict XVI on Church Art and Architecture" 2009
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