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1.	Alexander, 1757–1804, American statesman and writer on government: the first Secretary of the Treasury 1789–97; mortally wounded by Aaron Burr in a duel.

2.	Alice, 1869–1970, U.S. physician, educator, and toxicologist.

3.	Edith, 1867–1963, U.S. classical scholar and writer.

4.	Lady Emma, (Amy, or Emily, Lyon), 1765?–1815, mistress of Viscount Nelson.

5.	Sir Ian Standish Mon⋅teith  /ˈmɒntiθ/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [mon-teeth] Show IPA Pronunciation , 1853–1947, British general.

6.	Sir William, 1788–1856, Scottish philosopher.

7.	Sir William Rowan  /ˈroʊən/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [roh-uhn] Show IPA Pronunciation , 1805–65, Irish mathematician and astronomer.

8.	former name of Churchill River.

9.	Also called Grand River. a river flowing E through S Labrador into the Atlantic. 600 mi. (965 km).

10.	Mount, a mountain of the Coast Range in California, near San Jose: site of Lick Observatory. 4209 ft. (1283 m).

11.	a seaport in SE Ontario, in SE Canada, on Lake Ontario. 312,003.

12.	a city on central North Island, in New Zealand. 154,606.

13.	an administrative district in the Strathclyde region, in S Scotland. 107,178; 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).

14.	a city in this district, SE of Glasgow. 46,376.

15.	a city in SW Ohio. 63,189.

16.	a seaport in and the capital of Bermuda. 3000.

17.	a male given name.

–noun

1.	the act of collecting.

2.	something that is collected; a group of objects or an amount of material accumulated in one location, esp. for some purpose or as a result of some process: a stamp collection; a collection of unclaimed hats in the checkroom; a collection of books on Churchill.

3.	the works of art constituting the holdings of an art museum: a history of the museum and of the collection.

4.	the gathered or exhibited works of a single painter, sculptor, etc.: an excellent Picasso collection.

5.	collections, the various holdings of an art museum organized by category, as painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, or film: the director of the collections.

6.	the clothes or other items produced by a designer, esp. for a seasonal line: the spring collection.

7.	a sum of money collected, esp. for charity or church use.

8.	Manège. act of bringing or coming into a collected attitude.