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Baden-Powell
[ beyd-n-poh-uhl, bad-n-pou-uhl ]
noun
- Robert Stephenson Smyth [smahyth], 1st Baron, 1857–1941, British general who founded the Boy Scouts in 1908 and, with his sister Lady Agnes, the Girl Guides in 1910.
Baden-Powell
/ -ˈpaʊəl; ˈbeɪdənˈpəʊəl /
noun
- Baden-PowellRobert Stephenson Smyth, 1st Baron Baden-Powell18571941MBritishMILITARY: generalMISC: founder of Boy Scouts Robert Stephenson Smyth (smɪθ, smaɪθ), 1st Baron Baden-Powell. 1857–1941, British general, noted for his defence of Mafeking (1899–1900) in the Boer War; founder of the Boy Scouts (1908) and (with his sister Agnes) the Girl Guides (1910)
Example Sentences
The club runs youth programmes and football teams for boys and girls in the area, having originally been opened as a boys-only club by the founder of the Scout Movement, Robert Baden-Powell.
Baden-Powell hike near Wrightwood, several popular routes have been burned.
Baden-Powell trail, it was not burned in the Bridge fire.
Founded in 1910 by Lord Baden-Powell, the Scouts now have a membership of more than 500,000 young people and adult volunteers.
“They did good deeds in secret, and Baden-Powell thought that ‘Brownies’ would be a fitting name for young girls who could learn to help their families and communities,” said the post.
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