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Definition of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

/ðə ˌrɔɪəl səˌsaɪəti fə ðə prəˌtekʃn əv ˈbɜːdz/

/ðə ˌrɔɪəl səˌsaɪəti fər ðə prəˌtekʃn əv ˈbɜːrdz/

(abbreviation the RSPB)

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a well-known British charity formed in 1889 with the aim of protecting wild birds. It owns special areas of land in Britain where birds are protected.

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