Murray

Murray
/merr"ee, mur"ee/, n.
1. Sir (George) Gilbert (Aimé) /ay may"/, 1866-1957, English classical scholar.
2. Sir James Augustus Henry, 1837-1915, Scottish lexicographer and philologist.
3. Lindley /lin"lee, lind"-/, 1745-1826, English grammarian, born in the U.S.
4. Philip, 1886-1952, U.S. labor leader: president of the CIO 1940-52.
5. a river in SE Australia, flowing W along the border between Victoria and New South Wales, through SE South Australia into the Indian Ocean. 1200 mi. (1930 km) long.
6. a city in N Utah, S of Salt Lake City. 25,750.
7. a town in SW Kentucky. 14,248.
8. a male given name.

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(as used in expressions)
Butler Nicholas Murray
East Edward Murray
Gell Mann Murray
Helpmann Sir Robert Murray
Hopper Grace Murray
Grace Brewster Murray
Kempton James Murray
Christopher Murray Grieve
Mansfield William Murray 1st earl of
Mason James Murray
McKellen Sir Ian Murray
Murray George Redmayne
Murray Philip
Murray Sir James Augustus Henry
Perahia Murray

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      city, Salt Lake county, north-central Utah, U.S., on the Jordan River, near the Wasatch Range. Founded by Mormons in 1847, it was named for Eli H. Murray, governor of Utah Territory from 1880 to 1886. An extension of the Union Pacific Railroad (Union Pacific Railroad Company) (1870) through the site aided the development of Murray as a smelting centre for nearby mining operations and as a regionally important brickyard. Now a suburb of Salt Lake City, it is also a trading and shipping outlet for irrigated farm produce (sugar beets, alfalfa, and potatoes). Inc. 1902. Pop. (1970) 21,206; (1990) 31,282; (2000) 34,024.

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