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Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale noun: an outstanding nurse.

Noun

Florence Nightingale (plural Florence Nightingales)

  1. (figuratively) An outstanding nurse
    • But there is no Florence Nightingale here . Patients , and those who pay good prices too , pass long , weary nights without attendance1880, The National Conference of Charities and Corrections (p. 309)
    • All Our Women Are Florence Nightingales1994, Mary Elizabeth Massey, Women in the Civil War, page 43

Forms of Florence Nightingale

pluralFlorence Nightingales

Origin of Florence Nightingale

Appellativisation of Florence Nightingale

Questions about Florence Nightingale

What does Florence Nightingale mean?
Florence Nightingale means an outstanding nurse.
What part of speech is Florence Nightingale?
Florence Nightingale is a noun.
What is the plural of Florence Nightingale?
The plural of Florence Nightingale is Florence Nightingales.

Words near Florence Nightingale in the dictionary

  1. Florence County
  2. Florence fennel
  3. Florence fennels
  4. Florence flask
  5. Florence flasks
  6. Florence Nightingale
  7. Florence Nightingale effect
  8. Florence Nightingales
  9. Florence syndrome
  10. Florence-Graham
  11. Florencecourt

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