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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • British field marshal noted for his military successes in the Middle East during World War I.

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Examples

  • He also told how one of the American soldiers said that the boys in Allenby's army had sung that song when entering Jerusalem.

    Jazz; Whence? Why? Whither? 1924

  • Now, the campaign under Allenby is a very small one in the Bible, but it is there just the same.

    Allenby's Campaign As Laid Down in the Bible 1922

  • Known as the King Hussein Bridge to Jordanians, the Allenby was the biggest of three bridges over the Jordan River connecting the country of Jordan to the Palestinian territories of the Israeli-controlled West Bank.

    THE PROMISED WAR Thomas Greanias 2010

  • The congested, hypertense crossing point of the River Jordan, between Jordan "proper" and the Israeli-held West Bank, is to this day known as the Allenby Bridge, after T.E. Lawrence's commander.

    The Perils of Partition 2003

  • The congested, hypertense crossing point of the River Jordan, between Jordan "proper" and the Israeli-held West Bank, is to this day known as the Allenby Bridge, after T.E. Lawrence's commander.

    The Perils of Partition 2003

  • And again it occurred in the heart of Tel Aviv along a popular street known as Allenby Street.

    CNN Transcript Mar 30, 2002 2002

  • What we're hearing right now, an explosion described by some as a huge explosion in a market area of central Tel Aviv, along a road called Allenby (ph) Street.

    CNN Transcript Mar 30, 2002 2002

  • Israeli media said the bomb detonated near the convoy taking the Israeli ambassador to Jordan, Dani Nevo, to the bridge, also known as the Allenby bridge, 50km west of Amman.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • He is author of "Allenby," "A Dispirited Rebellion: Essays on Contemporary Israeli Culture" and the forthcoming "The Settlers & the Struggle for the Meaning of Zionism."

    WBUR and NPR - On Point with Tom Ashbrook 2009

  • He is author of "Allenby," "A Dispirited Rebellion: Essays on Contemporary Israeli Culture" and the forthcoming "The Settlers & the Struggle for the Meaning of Zionism."

    WBUR and NPR - On Point with Tom Ashbrook 2009

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