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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • Yugoslavian politician who led the resistance to Nazi occupation during World War II, established independence from the USSR (1948), and as president (1953–1980) pursued a national Communism that stressed neutrality in foreign affairs.

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  • noun Yugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German occupation during World War II and established a communist state after the war (1892-1980)

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Examples

  • Austria and were trying to meet the rebels in Tito’s Army.

    John Keay 2010

  • The easy example is the Germans under Hitler, or more recently the people who'd lived side by side for 50 years in Tito's Yugoslavia.

    A Conversation with Dan Fesperman about The Prisoner of Guantanamo 2010

  • Owner John Henry puts it this way: Tito is a highly integral part of our organization now.

    USATODAY.com - Red Sox's Francona not as pressured 2006

  • The easiest way for me to get the phrasing right in "Parto! ma tu ben mio," Sesto's aria from Mozart's La clemenza di Tito, is to imagine that it's gospel music.

    Out of Time Matthew Guerrieri 2006

  • “Not since the Jackson Five has the name Tito been used so often.”

    Endgame: Oct. 27 - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • My father gave me the nickname of Tito when I was about a year old.

    This is Gonna Hurt Tito Ortiz with Marc Shapiro 2008

  • My father gave me the nickname of Tito when I was about a year old.

    This is Gonna Hurt Tito Ortiz with Marc Shapiro 2008

  • The easiest way for me to get the phrasing right in "Parto! ma tu ben mio," Sesto's aria from Mozart's La clemenza di Tito, is to imagine that it's gospel music.

    Archive 2006-10-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2006

  • My father gave me the nickname of Tito when I was about a year old.

    This is Gonna Hurt Tito Ortiz with Marc Shapiro 2008

  • My father gave me the nickname of Tito when I was about a year old.

    This is Gonna Hurt Tito Ortiz with Marc Shapiro 2008

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