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- proper noun A
botanical plant nameauthor abbreviation forbotanist Abraham Clapham (fl. 1860-1880). - proper noun An area of
London , mostly in Lambeth. - proper noun Any of several other places in
England . - proper noun An English
habitational surname derived from these places.
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Examples
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The goal is to open various food and kitchen emporiums around the UK, with the first opening on February 26th in Clapham Junction.
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His plane (a single-engined UC-64 Norseman, USAAF serial 44-70285) departed from RAF Twinwood Farm in Clapham, Bedfordshire and disappeared while flying over the English Channel.
Five People Who Disappeared Off The Face Of The Earth | myFiveBest 2010
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The goal is to open various food and kitchen emporiums around the UK, with the first opening on February 26th in Clapham Junction.
All Things Girl » All Things Girl » Blog Archive » Recipease - A New Way of Cooking 2009
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Our butcher in Clapham used to put out a sign when it was time to order Thanksgiving turkeys.
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I managed to hold it together long enough to get into a taxi home, but had to pull over somewhere in Clapham to throw up.
June 6th, 2007 amuchmoreexotic 2007
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A favourite thing I did: sitting in Clapham common reading the weekend papers (transport delays caused by the floods meant we couldn't travel anywhere, so we were forced to relax), eating a deliciously buttery spinach tartlet, with just the right amount of nutmeggy egg.
August 2007 2007
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A favourite thing I did: sitting in Clapham common reading the weekend papers (transport delays caused by the floods meant we couldn't travel anywhere, so we were forced to relax), eating a deliciously buttery spinach tartlet, with just the right amount of nutmeggy egg.
Rainy day 2007
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Yesterday, around 4pm, I was in Clapham with my son.
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Clapham is one thing-Ebbw Vale another --- needs a bit more thought I suspect!
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Me and the usual gang met up in Clapham for the weekly meeting of the ex-Durham Alcoholics Association (as Ben calls it).
Yay for me! kisobel 2004
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