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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of northeast-central England on the northern shore of the Humber estuary at the influx of the Hull River. Chartered in 1299, the city has been a major seaport since the late 1700s.
  • Cordell,American secretary of state (1933–1944) who laid the groundwork for the founding of the United Nations and was awarded the 1945 Nobel Peace Prize.

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  • proper noun Any of various cities in the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States (see the Wikipedia article).

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Examples

  • Liverpool v HULL: Anthony Gardner returns from injury for trip to Anfield defender Anthony Gardner could be back in contention for the Barclays England international has been out for the past month with a knee injury but will League win over Hull as the striker ran riot at Anfield.

    WN.com - Articles related to On Ethics: The food episode 2009

  • HULL, England - Late goals from Samir Nasri and substitute Nicklas Bendtner kept Arsenal's recent revival going with a 3-1 win over Hull here on Saturday.

    Channel NewsAsia Front Page News 2009

  • HULL, England (AFP) - Everton striker Ayegbeni Yakubu marked his first start since November with a goal in his side's 4-0 League Cup win at Hull, but the Nigerian's return was marred by an injury scare.

    Soccerway.com 2009

  • Gifted Leader, a title Hull may not believe applied to Duffen.

    Football.co.uk news feed 2010

  • Gifted Leader, a title Hull may not believe applied to Duffen.

    Football.co.uk news feed 2010

  • A four pound hunk of metal crashed through the roof of Peter and Mair Welton's home in Hull, UK.

    Boing Boing 2009

  • It would appear that the LibDems in Hull have something to hide, see my post, which I also put on YouTube, "lights on but nobody at home".

    If you've nothing to hide you've nothing to fear Norfolk Blogger 2009

  • Hull is a major Lib Dem target yet it takes a local Tory to tell us these things.

    Archive 2009-09-01 Norfolk Blogger 2009

  • Ten years ago, Tramco opened a factory in Hull, England, to ship goods tariff-free to Europe.

    Americans Sour on Trade Sara Murray 2010

  • He was born in Hull, the home of the Reckitt end of Reckitt & Colman, of which his father became chairman.

    Sir James Cleminson obituary Martin Adeney 2010

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