Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southern Ontario, Canada, west-southwest of Toronto. It was settled by German Mennonites in 1805.
- Horatio Herbert,British soldier who led Egyptian troops in the retaking of the Sudan (1898), brought the Boer War (1899–1902) to a conclusion, and served as secretary for war (1914–1916) during World War I.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A person employed in a kitchen; the superintendent of a kitchen; a kitchen-purveyor.
- noun An economical or elaborated cooking-stove or other culinary appliance. Specifically— A special form of stove adapted for cooking, fitted with dampers, and combining ovens, plate-warmers, devices for heating a supply of water, and often many other contrivances.
- noun A name given to ancient utensils of bronze, such as those found at Pompeii, in which water could be heated and various dishes kept hot at slight expense of fuel. The Naples Museum contains some very elaborate specimens.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A kitchen servant; a cook.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A
surname . - proper noun A British
earldom - proper noun Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, British field marshal in the First World War
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun British field marshal (1850-1916)
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Examples
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I recall a warm German potato salad with tons of bacon they serve at Oktoberfest in Kitchener Ontario.
Texas potato salad, what is it? | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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Yesterday's Sun presented the prime minister in Kitchener pose under the crude order: "Lend, you bankers".
Pleading with banks won't do. Osborne needs a plan B Simon Jenkins 2010
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An interactive talk was presented by MFX Partners; a brand forward advertising agency located in Kitchener, Ontario.
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An interactive talk was presented by MFX Partners; a brand forward advertising agency located in Kitchener, Ontario.
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Today, Toronto-based lawyer Tony Bryant asked to be removed from a first-degree murder case being held in Kitchener, Ontario.
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An interactive talk was presented by MFX Partners; a brand forward advertising agency located in Kitchener, Ontario.
Sales Shtick or Remarkable Content? « Round About Cambridge 2010
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That means that your home in Kitchener displaces others who might have lived there, and displaces the animals, insects, living organisms which might have been present in the absence of your home.
The Rise Of Feminism And The Fall Of The Family: Part 2 « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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"The general manager said, 'Go to your home in Kitchener, Ontario, and think about this,'" Brodeur, 75, recalls.
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He also has a good point shot and, while he's never been a huge point-getter, he looks like he has the tools to play a more offensively aggressive game than we saw in Kitchener this year.
USATODAY.com - Getting defensive with this year's NHL draft crop 2005
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Canadian fans first got a look at her at the world junior championships in Kitchener, but she got little media play in finishing sixth.
USATODAY.com - Czisny has golden performance at Skate Canada 2005
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