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colonist

[kol-uh-nist] / ˈkɒl ə nɪst /


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This was evident during the couple’s stay in Victoria — not one news photo was taken or published even though Victoria’s newspaper, the Times Colonist, admitted knowing where they were staying nearby.

From Washington Times • Jan. 16, 2020

Colonist John Rolfe sealed this peace by marrying Pocahontas in 1614.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

Colonist, a two-time winner for Jerry Hollendorfer, is listed at 9-2, and Kimbear, second to American Anthem in the Laz Barrera Stakes for Eric Kruljak, is 4-1.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2017

Colonist leaders, for their part, were coming to see themselves as subject to the king — but not to Parliament.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2016

I ask Pierre Manciot at the French Hotel, and he tells me to see his partner, John Sere; and Mr. Sere tells me to go to the editor of the Colonist.

From Some Reminiscences of old Victoria by Fawcett, Edgar




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