Diana. born 1944, US singer: lead vocalist (1961–69) with Motown group the Supremes, whose hits include "Baby Love" (1964). Her subsequent recordings include Lady Sings the Blues (film soundtrack, 1972), and "Chain Reaction" (1986)
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Sir James Clark. 1800–62, British naval officer; explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic. He located the north magnetic pole (1831) and discovered the Ross Sea during an Antarctic voyage (1839–43)
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his uncle, Sir John. 1777–1856, Scottish naval officer and Arctic explorer
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Sir Ronald. 1857–1932, English bacteriologist, who discovered the transmission of malaria by mosquitoes: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1902
Ross in American English
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Betsy(Mrs. Elizabeth Griscom Ross) 1752-1836; Am. woman reputed to have made the first Am. flag with stars and stripes
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Harold W(allace)1892-1951; U.S. magazine editor
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Sir James Clark1800-62; Brit. polar explorer
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Sir John1777-1856; Brit. arctic explorer, born in Scotland: uncle of Sir James
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Sir Ronald1857-1932; Eng. pathologist, born in India
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Seas
All related terms of 'Ross'
Ross Sea
a large arm of the S Pacific in Antarctica , incorporating the Ross Ice Shelf and lying between Victoria Land and the Edward VII Peninsula
Ross Island
an island in the W Ross Sea: contains the active volcano Mount Erebus
Ross Barrier
the ice shelf forming the S part of the Ross Sea, between Victoria Land and Byrd Land
Ross Dependency
a section of Antarctica administered by New Zealand . ( Claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty of 1959.) Includes the coastal regions of Victoria Land and King Edward VII Land, the Ross Sea and islands , and the Ross Ice Shelf . Area: about 414 400 sq km (160 000 sq miles)
Ross Ice Shelf
the ice shelf forming the S part of the Ross Sea, between Victoria Land and Byrd Land
Ross Shelf Ice
the ice shelf forming the S part of the Ross Sea, between Victoria Land and Byrd Land
Ross and Cromarty
(until 1975) a county of N Scotland, including the island of Lewis and many islets : now split between the Highland and Western Isles council areas