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  • 11Garrison, ND — U.S. city in North Dakota Population (2000): 1318 Housing Units (2000): 655 Land area (2000): 1.399947 sq. miles (3.625845 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.399947 sq. miles (3.625845 sq. km)… …

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  • 12Garrison, NE — U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 67 Housing Units (2000): 31 Land area (2000): 0.117074 sq. miles (0.303221 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.117074 sq. miles (0.303221 sq. km) FIPS… …

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  • 13Garrison, TX — U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 844 Housing Units (2000): 372 Land area (2000): 1.160319 sq. miles (3.005212 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000102 sq. miles (0.000263 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.160421 sq. miles (3.005475 sq. km) FIPS code:… …

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  • 14garrison — [gar′ə sən] n. [ME garison < OFr < garir (see GARRET); meaning infl. by assoc. with ME & OFr garnison, a garrison, provisions < garnir, to furnish: see GARNISH] 1. troops stationed in a fort or fortified place 2. a fortified place with… …

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  • 15Garrison — m English (mainly U.S.): transferred use of the surname, originally a local name from Garriston in North Yorkshire or else a patronymic for the son of someone called GARRET (SEE Garret). William Lloyd Garrison (1805–79) was a prominent American… …

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  • 16Garrison —   [ gærɪsn], William Lloyd, amerikanischer Publizist, * Newburyport (Massachusetts) 10. 12. 1805, ✝ New York 24. 5. 1879; mit seiner in Boston herausgegebenen Zeitschrift »The Liberator« (1831 65, 35 Bände) einer der unbeugsamsten Vorkämpfer… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 17garrison — ► NOUN ▪ a body of troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it. ► VERB ▪ provide (a place) with a garrison. ORIGIN originally in the sense «safety, means of protection»: from Old French garison, from garir defend, provide …

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  • 18Garrison — Garrison, William Lloyd, amerikan. Philanthrop, geb. 10. Dez. 1805 in Newburyport (Massachusetts), gest. 24. Mai 1879 in New York, wurde streng baptistisch erzogen, ging erst bei einem Schuhmacher in die Lehre, lernte aber dann die Buchdruckerei… …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 19garrison — index bear (support), lodge (house), protect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 20garrison — [n] military post, fort barracks, base, camp, citadel, command post, encampment, fortification, fortress, stronghold; concepts 321,439 …

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