Associations to the word «Nightingale»

Wiktionary

NIGHTINGALE, noun. A European songbird, Luscinia megarhynchos, of the family Muscicapidae.

Dictionary definition

NIGHTINGALE, noun. European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song.
NIGHTINGALE, noun. English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910).

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