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Shaftesbury
[ shafts-buh-ree, shahfts- ]
noun
- Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of, 1621–83, English statesman.
- Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of, 1671–1713, English moral philosopher (grandson of Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury).
- Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of, 1801–85, English philanthropist.
Shaftesbury
/ ˈʃɑːftsbərɪ; -brɪ /
noun
- Shaftesbury, 1st Earl of16211683MEnglishPOLITICS: statesman 1st Earl of, title of Anthony Ashley Cooper. 1621–83, English statesman, a major figure in the Whig opposition to Charles II
- Shaftesbury, 7th Earl of18011885MEnglishRELIGION: churchmanSOCIAL SCIENCE: social reformer 7th Earl of, title of Anthony Ashley Cooper. 1801–85, English evangelical churchman and social reformer. He promoted measures to improve conditions in mines (1842), factories (1833; 1847; 1850), and schools
Example Sentences
News of the 28-year-old's signing for the West country club in December created such a buzz that the Bears moved this fixture from their usual ground of Shaftesbury Park to Ashton Gate.
The clash with the reigning PWR champions has been moved to Ashton Gate, from Bristol Bears women's usual ground, Shaftesbury Park, because of the demand for tickets, with almost 8,000 sold as of Friday morning.
He was one of four pedestrians hit by a car which was travelling on the wrong side of the road in Shaftesbury Avenue in Soho - in the capital's theatre district - at 00:45 GMT.
The car was travelling on the wrong side of the road in Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho - in the capital's theatre district - when it hit the people at 00:45 GMT on Wednesday.
Police were called following reports a car was driven on the wrong side of the road in Shaftesbury Avenue, in Covent Garden, at 00:45 GMT.
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