Kosciusko

[ kos-kee-uhs-koh, kos-ee-; Polish kawsh-choosh-kaw ]

noun

1. Thaddeus Tadeusz Andrzej Bonawentura Kościuszko, 1746–1817, Polish patriot: general in the American Revolutionary army.
2. Mount, the highest mountain in Australia, in SE New South Wales. 7,316 feet (2,230 meters).

Kosciusko

/ ˌkɒsɪˈʌskəʊ /

noun

1. KosciuskoThaddeus17461817MPolishMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: patriot Thaddeus, Polish name Tadeusz Kościusko. 1746–1817, Polish general: fought for the colonists in the American War of Independence and led an unsuccessful revolt against the partitioning of Poland (1794)

Example Sentences

So Allen — along with her 6-year-old daughter, her mother and a niece — fled in it to the rural Mississippi town of Kosciusko, where family lives.

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TV stations reported that the Kosciusko County prosecutor is investigating.

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“When the car finally stopped and landed, I got out and thought I was walking towards Philadelphia, but it turns out I was walking towards Kosciusko,” Willis said.

From Washington Times

LaGrange County only has one other site, which is in Howe, and the nearest site in Kosciusko County is in Warsaw.

From Washington Times

Born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, Meredith graduated from high school in St. Petersburg, Florida, and enlisted in the U.S.

From Washington Times