Dalhousie

[ dal-hoo-zee, -hou- ]

noun

1. George Ramsay, Earl of, 1770–1838, British general: governor of the Canadian colonies 1819–28.
2. James Andrew Broun Ramsay, 1st Marquis and 10th Earl of, 1812–60, British statesman: viceroy of India 1848–56.

Dalhousie

/ dælˈhaʊzɪ /

noun

1. Dalhousie, 9th Earl of17701838MBritishMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: administrator 9th Earl of , title of George Ramsay. 1770–1838, British general; governor of the British colonies in Canada (1819–28)
2. Dalhousie, 1st Marquis and 10th Earl of18121860MBritishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: administrator his son, 1st Marquis and 10th Earl of , title of James Andrew Broun Ramsay. 1812–60, British statesman: governor general of India (1848–56)

Example Sentences

He dropped out of Dalhousie University in Halifax to pursue an acting career and became an announcer for CBC.

From Los Angeles Times

Katherine Fierlbeck, the author of the report and a professor of political science at Dalhousie University in Halifax, told me that when you add up all the major services provided privately, including drugs, dentistry, physiotherapy and optometry, “it’s a heck of a lot of health care — about 30 percent — that we have no problem, for the most part, with it being in the private sector.”

From New York Times

“If anything, global shark mortality has slightly increased,” says Boris Worm, a marine ecologist at Dalhousie University in Canada.

From National Geographic

The research team, led by Boris Worm, a marine ecologist at Dalhousie University, compiled all available shark catch data from national and international fisheries around the world.

From Science Magazine

For the past few years, our Agri-food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University has been researching food prices.

From Salon