andros

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Определение andros в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

An island of the Cyclades, Greece

Island (pop., 2000: 7,686), The Bahamas. The Bahamas' largest island, it extends about 100 mi (160 km) north to south and about 45 mi (72 km) east to west; its area is 2,300 sq mi (6,000 sq km). Just off its eastern coast is the third largest barrier reef in the world

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Sir Edmund Andros

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)

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An·dros

Турецкое произношение

ändräs

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/ˈandräs/ /ˈændrɑːs/