Thompson
biographical name (1)
Thomp·son
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Definition of Thompson
(Entry 1 of 5)
Benjamin 1753–1814 Count
Rumford
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British (American-born) physicist and statesman
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British (American-born) physicist and statesman
Thompson
biographical name (2)Definition of Thompson (Entry 2 of 5)
Dorothy 1894–1961 American journalist
Thompson
biographical name (3)Definition of Thompson (Entry 3 of 5)
Francis 1859–1907 English poet
Thompson
biographical name (4)Definition of Thompson (Entry 4 of 5)
Sir John Sparrow David 1844–1894 Canadian statesman; prime minister (1892–94)
Thompson
geographical name
Thomp·son
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Definition of Thompson (Entry 5 of 5)
river 304 miles (489 kilometers) long in southern British Columbia, Canada, flowing south
(as the North Thompson)
and then west and southwest into the Fraser River
Note: The Thompson is joined by a branch, the South Thompson .