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ALL meanings of martin

mar·tin
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  • noun martin animal: bird 1
  • noun martin (Oddone Colonna) 1368–1431, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1417–31. 1
  • noun martin A swift-flying, insectivorous songbird of the swallow family, typically having a less strongly forked tail than a swallow. 1
  • noun martin Michael (John). Baron. born 1945, Scottish Labour politician; speaker of the House of Commons (2000–09) 0
  • noun martin Paul (Edgar Philippe). born 1938, Canadian Liberal politician; prime minister of Canada (2003–06) 0
  • noun martin Saint. called Saint Martin of Tours. ?316–?397 ad, bishop of Tours (?371–?397); a patron saint of France. He furthered monasticism in Gaul. Feast day: Nov 11 or 12 0
  • noun martin Steve(n). born 1945, US film actor and comedian; his films include The Jerk (1979), Roxanne (1987), and Bowfinger (1999) 0
  • noun martin a masculine name 0
  • noun martin Saint( a.d. 316?-397?) bishop of Tours: his day is Martinmas 0
  • noun martin Archer John Porter1910-2002; Eng. biochemist 0
  • noun martin Homer Dodge1836-97; U.S. painter 0
  • noun martin Paul (Joseph, Jr.)1938- ; prime minister of Canada (2003-06) 0
  • noun martin any of several swallows (esp. genus Progne), as the purple martin and various Old World birds (esp. Delichon urbica) 0
  • countable noun martin A martin is a small bird with a forked tail. 0
  • noun martin any of various swallows of the genera Progne, Delichon, Riparia, etc, having a square or slightly forked tail 0
  • noun martin Archer John Porter. 1910–2002, British biochemist; Nobel prize for chemistry 1952 (with Richard Synge; 1914–94) for developing paper chromatography (1944). He subsequently developed gas chromatography (1953) 0
  • noun martin Chris(topher Anthony John). born 1977, English rock musician; lead singer of Coldplay 0
  • noun martin Frank. 1890–1974, Swiss composer. He used a modified form of the twelve-note technique in some of his works, which include Petite Symphonie Concertante (1946) and the oratorio Golgotha (1949) 0
  • noun martin Sir George (Henry). 1926–2016, British record producer and arranger, noted for his work with the Beatles 0
  • noun martin John. 1789–1854, British painter, noted for his visionary landscapes and large-scale works with biblical subjects 0
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