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Girl Scout

n.
A member of the Girl Scouts, an organization of young women and girls, founded in the United States in 1912 on the plan of the Girl Guides, for character development and citizenship training.
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Girl Scout

n
(Other Non-sporting Hobbies) US a member of the equivalent organization for girls to the Scouts. Brit equivalent: Guide
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Girl′ Scout`


n.
a member of an organization of girls that seeks to develop character, promote health, and foster skills.
[1905–10]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Girl Scout - a girl who is a member of the Girl ScoutsGirl Scout - a girl who is a member of the Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts - an organization of young women and girls founded in 1912 for character development and citizenship training
Brownie - a junior Girl Scout
Scout - a Boy Scout or Girl Scout
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Translations

Girl Scout

n (US) → Pfadfinderin f
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Recently, the DILG signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) that mobilized the LGUs to designate local Girl Scout coordinators and form GSP community-based troops for girls and young women aged four to 21 years old.
Byline: Submitted by Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois
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The new building will offer activities centered around central concepts of the Girl Scout movement: business enterprise; global citizenship; healthy living; the arts; outdoor education; and science, technology, engineering and math activities.
Girl Scouts of Western New York CEO Judith Cranston will retire from her position in January.
Google on Wednesday celebrated the 120th birthday of Josefa Llanes Escoda, the founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines with a tribute doodle.
Thomson on Tuesday spoke before the Oklahoma City Council, which was asked to considerthe sub-lease agreement between the Oklahoma City Zoo and the Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma.
Within minutes, Garner's boxes of Girl Scout cookies were all snapped up by her fans.
As a real estate and finance attorney, Vaughn was invited to sit on the Girl Scout Council's Property Committee, and then to serve as chair of their Program and Properties Task Force.
You can't buy them yet, but you can breathe easier knowing they're here: More than 89,000 boxes of the cookies have been delivered to a warehouse in west Eugene, and 45 Girl Scout troops in Eugene and rural communities to the west are preparing to offer them up to hungry patrons.

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