Ross

Ross
/raws, ros/, n.
1. Betsy Griscom /gris"keuhm/, 1752-1836, maker of the first U.S. flag.
2. Harold Wallace, 1892-1951, U.S. publisher and editor.
3. Sir James Clark, 1800-62, English navigator: explorer of the Arctic and the Antarctic.
4. his uncle, Sir John, 1777-1856, Scottish naval officer and arctic explorer.
5. John (Coowescoowe or Kooweskoowe), 1790-1866, Cherokee leader.
6. Sir Ronald, 1857-1932, English physician: Nobel prize 1902.
7. a male given name.

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(as used in expressions)
Perot Henry Ross
Ross Betsy
Ross Harold Wallace
Ross John
Ross Sir Ronald
Ross Sir William David
Arminta Ross

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