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Meaning of Gainsborough | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. A painting by Thomas Gainsborough.
    informal
  3. A town and civil parish with a town council in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8190).
  4. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  5. A locality in the Shire of Baw Baw, south eastern Victoria, Australia.
  6. Thomas Gainsborough, English artist.

Equivalents

Français gainsborough

Examples

“Our homes command extensive views, And with assistance from the Jews We have been able to dispose of Rows and rows and rows of Gainsboroughs, and Lawrences, Some sporting prints of Aunt Florence's, Some of which Were rather rude.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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