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gisborne
/ˈɡɪzbɚn/
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What does gisborne mean?
proper noun
- A surname.
- A city in the Gisborne Region, North Island, New Zealand, named after William Gisborne.
- A region, territorial authority, and unitary authority on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, with its headquarters in the city; in full, Gisborne District.
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proper noun
- A town in Victoria, Australia, named after Henry Fyshe Gisborne.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɡɪzbɚn/
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About the same time a similar plan occurred to Mr. F. N. Gisborne, a telegraph engineer in Nova Scotia.
To-day we reached Gisborne, and anchored in a big bay; there was a heavy sea on, so we remained on board.
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James Fox, the founder of the Derby firm of mechanical engineers, was originally a butler in the service of the Rev. Thomas Gisborne, of Foxhall Lodge, Staffordshire.