Definition of 'Gillespie'

Gillespie in British English

(ɡɪˈlɛspɪ

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noun

Dizzy, nickname of John Birks Gillespie. 1917–93, US jazz trumpeter

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Gillespie (Dizzy) in American English

(ɡɪˈlɛspi )

(born John Birks Gillespie) 1917-93; U.S. jazz trumpeter & composer

Gillespie in American English

(ɡɪˈlespi)

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John Birks (bɜːrks) (“Dizzy”), 1917–93, U.S. jazz trumpeter and composer

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