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Hugo

[ hyoo-gohor, often, yoo-; French y-goh ]

noun

  1. Vic·tor (Ma·rie, Vis·count) [vik, -ter m, uh, -, ree, , vahy, -kount, veek-, tawr, m, a, -, ree], 1802–85, French poet, novelist, and dramatist.
  2. a male given name.


Hugo

/ ˈhjuːɡəʊ; yɡo /

noun

  1. HugoVictor (Marie)18021885MFrenchWRITING: poetWRITING: novelistTHEATRE: dramatist Victor ( Marie ) (viktɔr). 1802–85, French poet, novelist, and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France. His works include the volumes of verse Les Feuilles d'automne (1831) and Les Contemplations (1856), the novels Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) and Les Misérables (1862), and the plays Hernani (1830) and Ruy Blas (1838)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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He allied himself with the Venezuelan president at the time, Hugo Chávez, and prosecutors alleged that Humala had accepted illegal funding from Chávez to finance his campaign.

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On that basis City would be unlikely to make a move, although, with a new technical director in Hugo Viana and a summer rebuild on the cards, that does bring an element of the unknown.

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Jurors were also shown some size 10 Hugo Boss flip-flops that had been found in her Wigan apartment, as well as a toothbrush, designer clothes, shoes and jewellery.

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"I played with Hugo at Newcastle and I am looking forward to meeting him again," Given said.

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Some of Park’s colleagues, including Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez, are seeking additional measures to support undocumented immigrants, keeping the council’s fight with the Trump administration front and center.

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