Palmerston

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biographical name

Palm·​er·​ston ˈpä-mər-stən 

ˈpäl-

3rd Viscount 1784–1865 Henry John Temple English statesman; prime minister (1855–58; 1859–65)

Palmerstonian

ˌpä-mər-ˈstō-nē-ən 

ˌpäl-

-nyən

adjective

Palmerston

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geographical name

Palm·​er·​ston ˈpä-mər-stən 

ˈpäl-mər-

island (atoll) in the central Pacific Ocean that is northwest of Rarotonga Island and that belongs to New Zealand area 1 square mile (2.6 square kilometers)