THOMPSON


Meaning of THOMPSON in English

I. ˈtäm(p)-sən biographical name

Benjamin 1753-1814 Count Rum·ford ˈrəm(p)-fərd British (American-born) physicist & statesman

II. biographical name

Dorothy 1894-1961 American journalist

III. biographical name

Francis 1859-1907 English poet

IV. biographical name

Sir John Sparrow David 1844-1894 Canadian statesman; prime minister (1892-94)

V. biographical name

Tommy George 1941-     United States secretary of health and human services (2001-  )

VI. ˈtäm(p)-sən geographical name

river 304 miles (489 kilometers ) Canada in S British Columbia flowing S (as the North Thompson ) & thence W & SW into the Fraser; joined by a branch, the South Thompson

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.