CARNEGIE


Meaning of CARNEGIE in English

I. Car ‧ ne ‧ gie, Andrew /kɑːˈneɪɡi $ kɑːr-/ BrE AmE

(1835–1919) a US businessman and ↑ philanthropist , born in Scotland, who started a company that produced iron and steel, became very rich, and gave most of his money away. His money helped to start many public libraries in the US, and he also provided most of the money for building ↑ Carnegie Hall .

II. Carnegie, Dale BrE AmE

(1888–1955) the US writer of How To Win Friends and Influence People (1936), a book about how to communicate with people if you want to be successful in business, which was very popular for many years

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.