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Girl Guides

Girl Guides proper noun: a worldwide youth organisation for girls. Known as Girl Scouts in the USA. Also the plural of Girl Guide.

Proper noun

Girl Guides

  1. (Canada, UK) A worldwide youth organisation for girls. Known as Girl Scouts in the USA.
    • The proviso to clause 5 makes it possible for existing Girl Guides organizations which were not formed and do not function under the authority of the Girl Guides Association to avoid the penalties prescribed by the Bill.1935 July 16, Kenya Gazette, page 802
    • Baden-Powell enlisted his sister, Agnes Baden-Powell, to help him form the Girl Guides, when, at his first call to form the group, 6,000 girls registered.2002, Robert T. Grimm, Notable American Philanthropists: Biographies of Giving and Volunteering, page 189

Also used as

Girl Guides is also the plural of Girl Guide.

Girl Guides meaning in Thai

Girl Guides in Thai

youth organisation
เนตรนารี nâyt naaree

Examples of Girl Guides in a sentence

  • A small satellite exhibition at Casa Loma (1 Austin Tce 416-923-1171) celebrates the contributions of Lady Mary Pellatt, wife of the castle′s builder, to Girl Guides in Canada.2002, Scott Mitchell, Secret Toronto: The Unique Guidebook to Toronto′s Hidden Sites, Sounds & Tastes, page 117:
  • He took an active role in the Boy Scouts, his wife in the Girl Guides.2004, Brian Carroll, Australia's Governors General: From Hopetoun to Jeffery, page 103:

Questions about Girl Guides

What does Girl Guides mean?
Girl Guides means a worldwide youth organisation for girls. Known as Girl Scouts in the USA.
What is Girl Guides in Thai?
Girl Guides in Thai is เนตรนารี (nâyt naaree). See Girl Guides meaning in Thai.
How do you use Girl Guides in a sentence?
A small satellite exhibition at Casa Loma (1 Austin Tce 416-923-1171) celebrates the contributions of Lady Mary Pellatt, wife of the castle′s builder, to Girl Guides in Canada.
What part of speech is Girl Guides?
Girl Guides is a proper noun.

Words near Girl Guides in the dictionary

  1. girl goo
  2. girl grip
  3. girl group
  4. girl groups
  5. Girl Guide
  6. Girl Guides
  7. Girl Guiding
  8. girl in every port
  9. girl juice
  10. girl math
  11. girl next door

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