sir edmund andros

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Definition von sir edmund andros im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

born Dec. 6, 1637, London, Eng. died Feb. 24, 1714, London English colonial administrator in North America. Appointed governor of New York and New Jersey in 1674, he was recalled in 1681 following complaints from colonists. He returned in 1686 as governor of the Dominion of New England, a kind of supercolony imposed by Britain. His interference in local government aroused sharp resentment among the colonists, and in 1688 they revolted and imprisoned him. Andros was recalled to England but returned as governor of Virginia (1692) and Maryland (1693-94)

Silbentrennung

sir Ed·mund An·dros

Türkische aussprache

sır edmınd ändräs

Aussprache

/ˈsər ˈedmənd ˈandräs/ /ˈsɜr ˈɛdmənd ˈændrɑːs/