LEE


Meaning of LEE in English

/lee/ , n.

1. Ann , 1736-84, British mystic: founder of Shaker sect in U.S.

2. Charles , 1731-82, American Revolutionary general, born in England.

3. Doris Emrick /em"rik/ , born 1905, U.S. painter.

4. Fitzhugh /fits"hyooh'/ or, often, /-yooh'; fits hyooh"/ or, often, /-yooh"/ , 1835-1905, U.S. general and statesman (grandson of Henry Lee; nephew of Robert E. Lee).

5. Francis Lightfoot /luyt"foot'/ , 1734-97, American Revolutionary statesman (brother of Richard H. Lee).

6. Gypsy Rose ( Rose Louise Hovick ), 1914-70, U.S. entertainer.

7. Harper , born 1926, U.S. novelist.

8. Henry ( "Light-Horse Harry" ), 1756-1818, American Revolutionary general (father of Robert E. Lee).

9. Kuan Yew /kwahn yooh/ , born 1923, Singapore political leader: prime minister 1959-90.

10. Manfred Bennington /man"frid/ , ( "Ellery Queen" ), 1905-71, U.S. mystery writer, in collaboration with Frederic Dannay.

11. Richard Henry , 1732-94, American Revolutionary statesman (brother of Francis L. Lee).

12. Robert E(dward) , 1807-70, U.S. soldier and educator: Confederate general in the American Civil War (son of Henry Lee).

13. Sir Sidney , 1859-1926, English biographer and critic.

14. Tsung-Dao /dzoong"dow"/ , born 1926, Chinese physicist in the U.S.: Nobel prize 1957.

15. a town in W Massachusetts: resort. 6247.

16. a male or female given name.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .