Walpole

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Wal·​pole ˈwȯl-ˌpōl How to pronounce Walpole (audio)
ˈwäl-
Horace 1717–1797 originally Horatio Walpole 4th Earl of Orford ˈȯr-fərd How to pronounce Walpole (audio) English author

Walpole

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Sir Hugh Seymour 1884–1941 English novelist

Walpole

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Sir Robert 1676–1745 1st Earl of Orford; father of Horace Walpole English statesman
Walpolian adjective

Walpole

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geographical name

Wal·​pole ˈwȯl-ˌpōl How to pronounce Walpole (audio)
ˈwäl-
town in eastern Massachusetts southwest of Boston population 24,070

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“Walpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Walpole. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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