O'Higgins

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /əʊˈhɪɡɪnz/, Spanish: /oˈiɣins/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ō hig′inz; Sp. ô ē′gēns)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
O'Hig•gins  (ō hig′inz; Sp. ô ē′gēns),USA pronunciation n. 
    Am•bro•sio  (äm brô′syô),USA pronunciation (Marqués de Osorno), 1720?–1801, Irish soldier and administrator in South America. his son, Ber•nar•do  (ber när′ᵺô),USA pronunciation (Liberator of Chile), 1778–1842, Chilean general and statesman.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
O'Higgins / əʊˈhɪɡɪnz oˈiɣins/
  1. Ambrosio ( æmˈbrəʊzɪˌəʊ ). ?1720–1801, Irish soldier, who became viceroy of Chile (1789–96) and of Peru (1796–1801)
  2. his son, Bernardo ( bɛrˈnarðo ). 1778–1842, Chilean revolutionary. He was one of the leaders in the struggle for independence from Spain and was Chile's first president (1817–23)

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