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Lee, Harper(encyclopedia)
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harper(2)(dictionary)
Harper (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
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fascist (oh) and Harper's Ferry (oh)


fascist (oh)



[Date: 1900-2000; Language: Italian; Origin: Fascista, from fascio 'group of things tied together']
someone who supports fascism
::The fascists came to power in 1933.
informal someone who is cruel and unfair and does not like people to argue with them
::My last boss was a real fascist.
informal someone who has extreme right-wing opinions
-- fascist adj
::Mussolini's fascist regime

Harper's Ferry (oh)



a town in West Virginia, where the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers meet, that was the place of many battles during the American Civil War. Just before the war, an abolitionist (=someone who wants to stop slavery) called John Brown took control of the government weapons that were kept there and tried to get slaves to fight against their owners. He was caught and hanged for treason (=actions against your country) .