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Ross

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Noun

1. john ross, ross, sir john ross

Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)

2. james clark ross, ross, sir james clark ross

British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862)

3. ross, sir ronald ross

British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)

4. nellie ross, nellie tayloe ross, ross

a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)

5. betsy griscom ross, betsy ross, ross

American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)

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Ross

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noun
1. 
Diana. born 1944, US singer: lead vocalist (1961–69) with Motown group the Supremes, whose hits include "Baby Love" (1964). Her subsequent recordings include Lady Sings the Blues (film soundtrack, 1972), and "Chain Reaction" (1986)
2. 
Sir James Clark. 1800–62, British naval officer; explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic. He located the north magnetic pole (1831) and discovered the Ross Sea during an Antarctic voyage (1839–43)
3. 
his uncle, Sir John. 1777–1856, Scottish naval officer and Arctic explorer
4. 
Sir Ronald. 1857–1932, English bacteriologist, who discovered the transmission of malaria by mosquitoes: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1902

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Ross

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1. 
Betsy(Mrs. Elizabeth Griscom Ross) 1752-1836; Am. woman reputed to have made the first Am. flag with stars and stripes
2. 
Harold W(allace)1892-1951; U.S. magazine editor
3. 
Sir James Clark1800-62; Brit. polar explorer
4. 
Sir John1777-1856; Brit. arctic explorer, born in Scotland: uncle of Sir James
5. 
Sir Ronald1857-1932; Eng. pathologist, born in India

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Ross

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British physician. He won a 1902 Nobel Prize for demonstrating that malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes.
American politician who was elected (1924) to complete her deceased husband's term as governor of Wyoming (1925-1927), thereby becoming the first woman governor in the United States.
British naval officer and Arctic explorer whose expeditions (1818 and 1829-1833) in search of the Northwest Passage yielded important geographic information.
Cherokee leader who reluctantly directed the forced removal of the Cherokee from Georgia to the Oklahoma Territory (1838-1839) along a route called the Trail of Tears.
British polar explorer who located the north magnetic pole (1831). On an Antarctic expedition (1839-1843), he discovered Victoria Land and the Ross Sea.
American publisher who founded and edited (1925-1951) the New Yorker magazine.
American seamstress who, according to tradition, made the first American flag (June 1776) at the request of George Washington.

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