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- proper noun An island in the
South Pacific , part of the British territory of thePitcairn Islands
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Examples
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After the meal she told me that she had sent for the duke "concerning some matters," and I lay on the leather couch in the hall, the very same bit of furniture, by the way, which we called Pitcairn's sofa, which made a bitter time for us all later, and fell asleep.
Nancy Stair A Novel Elinor Macartney Lane 1886
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Pitcairn is the well-known Veterinarian/author who has worked in research and private practice for years.
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Pitcairn is the well-known Veterinarian/author who has worked in research and private practice for years.
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Pitcairn is the well-known Veterinarian/author who has worked in research and private practice for years.
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It is called Pitcairn's Island, and was discovered more than a hundred years ago by a passing ship.
Famous Islands and Memorable Voyages Anonymous
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They procured wives for themselves among the natives of Tahiti, then proceeded to a lonely little rock in mid-Pacific, called Pitcairn's Island, wrecked the vessel, stripped her of everything that might be useful to a new colony, and established themselves on shore.
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The captain of an American schooner having, in 1808, accidentally touched at an island up to that time supposed to be uninhabited, called Pitcairn's Island, found a community speaking English, who represented themselves as the descendants of the mutineers of the _Bounty_, of whom there was still one man, of the name of Alexander Smith, alive amongst them.
Great Sea Stories Various 1897
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'The island must undoubtedly be that called Pitcairn, although erroneously laid down in the charts.
The Eventful History of the Mutiny and Piratical Seizure of H.M.S. Bounty: Its Cause and Consequences Sir John Barrow 1806
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This is probably the same that Captain Carteret calls Pitcairn's Island.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 Robert Kerr 1784
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This is probably the same that Captain Carteret calls Pitcairn's Island.
A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World, Volume 1 James Cook 1753
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