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Definition of Flora Macdonald from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Flora Macdonald

/ˌflɔːrə məkˈdɒnld/

/ˌflɔːrə məkˈdɑːnld/

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(1722-90) a Scottish woman who helped Bonny Prince Charlie to escape from Scotland in a small boat after his defeat by the English at the Battle of Culloden

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