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Meaning of "Major Mitchell" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MAJOR MITCHELL

Named after Major (later Sir) Thomas Mitchell (1792–1855), Scots-born Australian explorer.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MAJOR MITCHELL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAJOR MITCHELL

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Major Mitchell is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAJOR MITCHELL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Major Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell (explorer)

Lieutenant Colonel Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, surveyor and explorer of south-eastern Australia, was born at Craigend in Stirlingshire, Scotland. In 1827 he took up an appointment as Assistant Surveyor General of New South Wales. The following year he became Surveyor General and remained in this position until his death. Mitchell was knighted in 1839 for his contribution to the surveying of Australia.

Definition of Major Mitchell in the English dictionary

The definition of Major Mitchell in the dictionary is an Australian cockatoo, Kakatoe leadbeateri, with a white-and-pink plumage Also called: Leadbeater's cockatoo.

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Synonyms and antonyms of Major Mitchell in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Major Mitchell» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAJOR MITCHELL

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Translator English - Chinese

主要米切尔
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Major Mitchell
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Major Mitchell
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Translator English - Hindi

मेजर मिशेल
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Translator English - Arabic

الرائد ميتشل
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Translator English - Russian

Major Mitchell
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Mitchell principal
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Translator English - Bengali

মেজর মিচেল
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Major Mitchell
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Major Mitchell
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Translator English - German

Haupt Mitchell
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Translator English - Japanese

主要ミッチェル
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주요 미첼
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Translator English - Javanese

Mayor Mitchell
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chính Mitchell
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மேஜர் மிட்செல்
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मुख्य मिशेल
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Binbaşı Mitchell
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Major Mitchell
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Główne Mitchell
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Major Mitchell
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Trends of use of Major Mitchell

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAJOR MITCHELL»

The term «Major Mitchell» is normally little used and occupies the 126.542 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAJOR MITCHELL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Major Mitchell

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAJOR MITCHELL»

Discover the use of Major Mitchell in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Major Mitchell and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The United Service Magazine
Mr. Editor, — In your Number for January 1832, you have favoured us with a figure, construction, and solution, for the trisection of an angle, by Major W. Mitchell. By referring to the figure and construction it is easily seen that Major Mitchell ...
‎1832
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The United Service Magazine
those who have been produced under it, and if so, the inferences to be drawn from the strictures of Major Mitchell are certainly not very favourable .to the general compelency and efficiency of the officers of the Army. If the latter be fit and ...
Arthur William Alsager Pollock, 1838
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public documents
... from the account books of the revolutionary army, on file in the Third Auditor's office, that Major Mitchell received, "in old emissions or depreciated currency," the sum of $3,677, of which 88,677 appears to have been reduced to specie value, ...
‎1832
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Congressional serial set
Rent of TranRport'ii of offloere' Court-martial. Forugo straw. Total. i itliccra' names. lii'liili|iiar- tcra. l^m^;,^,.. SHintH-M.J.M:.. Ma.i.r,enef:il. $484 41 $975 00 1278 96 81, 738 37 ChalHu. S. F., Major Mitchell, W. G., Captain Wherry, W. M., Captain ...
United States. Government Printing Office, 1870
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Congressional edition
The above- mentioned sum of $3,677, as far as the books furnish information, was received by Major Mitchell for ... that were made to Major Mitchell, on account of his pay, prior to the 1st of August, 1780, the Third Auditor is unable to state, ...
United States. Congress, 1831
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Annals of Phrenology
The Case of Major Mitchell. [Published in the New England Galaxy— By John Neal.J This case, which should have received an earlier notice at our hands, is full of interest to the student of phrenology, and we«con- gratulate ourself and ...
Nahum Capen, 1835
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Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World
[Major Mitchell's Cockatoo]. CHR. DRS. One hybrid is said to have lived more than 100 years. Greene notes that a White Cockatoo “flying at liberty, in the woods round Northrepps Hall, mated with a hen Leadbeater, and the pair produced a ...
Department of Genetics University of Georgia Eugene M. McCarthy Post Doctoral Researcher, Athens, 2006
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The United Service Journal
Mr. Editor, — In your Number for January 1832, you have favoured us with a figure, construction, and solution, for the trisection of an angle, by Major Vv. Mitchell. By referring to the figure and construction it is easily seen that Major Mitchell ...
‎1832
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The Westminster Review
As vague accounts of " a great river beyond the Liverpool plains" had often been received, and as Sir Thomas then Major Mitchell, had for some time contemplated a general survey of Eastern Australia, the verification of " the barber's" ...
‎1841
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The A to Z of the Discovery and Exploration of Australia
Stapylton with Major Mitchell's Australia Felix Expedition 1836, largely from the journal of Granville William Chetwynd Stapylton. Hobart: Blubber Head Press, 1986. Baker, D. W. E. The Civilised Surveyor: Thomas Mitchell and Australian ...
Alan Day, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAJOR MITCHELL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Major Mitchell is used in the context of the following news items.
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VIDEO: Police Recount Arrest Of North Kohala Shooter
The charges were announced shortly after Major Mitchell Kanehailua gave an on-camera interview, recounting the tense standoff between ... «Big Island Video News, Jul 15»
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Rockhampton Zoo's ukulele-playing chimp strikes a chord
"We're waiting for the replacements to be built so we've mixed Red Tailed Black Cockatoos and Major Mitchell Cockatoo species we wouldn't ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
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Carving out new homes on the wing
“The Major Mitchell's cockatoo relies on deep cavities in slender cypress pine trees for nesting and night-time roosting,” Dr Hurley said. «PS News, Jul 15»
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Renovating trees to try and entice cockatoos back to the Mallee
After bushfire swept through the Mallee in February 2014, 93 per cent of the trees that were home to the Major Mitchell's cockatoo were ... «ABC Local, Jul 15»
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Trinity International University
Behavioral neuroscience major Mitchell Raymond Garrett, of Evergreen Park, was among more than 450 students from the Class of 2015, ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
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Renovators called in as housing crisis hits picky cockatoos
If you think it's tough to break into the housing market in Melbourne, spare a thought for the state's Major Mitchell Cockatoos. The birds, listed as ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
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Outback adventures: the desert garden in our big backyard
We have watched a pair of rare Major Mitchell cockatoos investigating a big hole in an old marble gum. We have spotted white-winged trillers ... «The West Australian, Jun 15»
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Cockatoos Are Hilarious, So Here's Loads Of Videos Of Them
This Major Mitchell's cockatoo rocks out and dances to the beat of "Gangnam Style." 10. Cockatoo dancing to "Happy" by Pharrell Williams ... «Huffington Post UK, Jun 15»
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Alexian Brothers Foundation raises nearly $350000 at Ball de Fleur
These animal ambassadors included a two-toed sloth, a serval, a wallaby, a great horned owl, a turkey vulture, a Major Mitchell's cockatoo, ... «Chicago Tribune, May 15»
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The hunt is on for the 'Judas goats' of the Murray Sunset National Park
... hind legs to reach into trees, climb trees and are damaging the habitat of native species like the Major Mitchell Cockatoo and Malleefowl. «The Age, May 15»

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