Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A borough of northwest England northeast of Liverpool. An important medieval market town, it became heavily industrialized in the 1800s.
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- proper noun A town in
Greater Manchester ,England .
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WIGAN ATHLETICMaynor Figueroa (pictured) has started every Premier League game for Wigan this season, scoring one goal and picking up four bookings.
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WIGAN: Wigan handed 10-man Chelsea a first defeat under Carlo Ancelotti as the Latics took advantage of Petr Cech's dismissal to win 3-1 at the DW
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WIGAN (England): Liverpool travel to Wigan hoping to get their Premier League title challenge back on track on Wednesday but with off-field issues continuing to overshadow the Merseysiders 'quest for trophies.
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WIGAN, England (AFP) - Egypt striker Amr Zaki is set for showdown talks with Wigan manager Steve Bruce after returning late from international duty for the fifth time this season.
Soccerway.com 2009
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WIGAN: The Wigan players beaten 9-1 by Tottenham have offered to refund the cost of match tickets for their fans.
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WIGAN, England (AFP) - Wigan manager Steve Bruce said Thursday he was at the "end of my tether" with Amr Zaki after the on-loan Egypt forward failed to return on time from international duty for the fourth time this season.
Soccerway.com 2009
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WIGAN, England, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Players of the Wigan soccer team said they'll repay the ticket cost to fans who traveled to London only to see the team fall 9-1 to Tottenham.
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WIGAN (AFP) - Steve Bruce celebrated a year in charge at Wigan by watching his side win a second consecutive league match for the first time under him with bottom side West Brom the unfortunate fall guys.
Soccerway.com 2008
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The Grade II-listed building, now the History Shop in Wigan town centre, will receive a GBP1. 6m transformation over the next year to create a heritage hub.
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"It's the story of Wigan from the Romans to the Battle of Wigan Lane," said a spokesman for the company.
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