Gordon

[ gawr-dn ]

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Charles George Chinese GordonGordon Pasha, 1833–85, British general: administrator in China and Egypt.
Charles William, real name of Ralph Connor.
Lord George, 1751–93, English politician.
George Hamilton, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, 1784–1860, British statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1852–55.
Mary (Catherine), born 1949, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “round hill.”

Gordon

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noun

GordonAdam Lindsay18331870MAustralianPortugueseWRITING: poetMISC: horseman Adam Lindsay. 1833–70, Australian poet and horseman, born in the Azores, who developed the bush ballad as a literary form, esp in Bush Ballads and Galloping Rhymes (1870)
GordonCharles George18331885MBritishMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: administrator Charles George, known as Chinese Gordon. 1833–85, British general and administrator. He helped to crush the Taiping rebellion (1863–64), and was governor of the Sudan (1877–80), returning in 1884 to aid Egyptian forces against the Mahdi. He was killed in the siege of Khartoum
GordonDonald1930MSouth AfricanBUSINESS: businessman Sir Donald . born 1930; South African businessman
GordonDexter (Keith)19231990MUSMUSIC: jazz tenor saxophonist Dexter ( Keith ). 1923–90, US jazz tenor saxophonist
GordonGeorge17511793MEnglishRELIGION: religious agitator Lord George. 1751–93, English religious agitator. He led the Protestant opposition to legislation relieving Roman Catholics of certain disabilities, which culminated in the Gordon riots (1780)
George Hamilton. See (4th Earl of) Aberdeen 2

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In Game 4, Aaron Gordon tipped in a Nikola Jokic missed three-pointer with a power dunk just before time expired to give Denver a two-point win.

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Foster said wide receiver-quarterback Karson Gordon was out for the season because of an Achilles’ injury suffered in track.

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Harden took exception with the foul and pushed Braun, then Jokic came over and pushed Harden followed by Gordon pushing Harden, who then pushed the Nuggets’ forward back.

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Zubac grabbed and pulled Gordon away.

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But Norman Powell ran over and pushed Gordon and Braun, and Kris Dunn then ran in and pushed Gordon.

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Gordimer Gordon setter

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