OWEN


Meaning of OWEN in English

I. Ow ‧ en, David /ˈəʊən, ˈəʊɪn/ BrE AmE

(1938–) a British politician, who was Foreign Secretary in the Labour government (1977–79), but later left the Labour Party to help start the Social Democratic Party (SDP), which he led from 1983 to 1987. He left British politics and was given a special job by the United Nations to try to establish peace in Bosnia. In 1992, he was given a ↑ peerage , and his official title is Lord Owen of the City of Plymouth.

II. Owen, Michael BrE AmE

(1979–) an English football player who has played for Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newscastle and England. In 1998, he became the youngest player in the 20th Century to play for the English team and score a goal for England.

III. Owen, Wil ‧ fred /ˈwɪlfrəd, ˈwɪlfrɪd/ BrE AmE

(1893–1918) a British poet who was a soldier in World War I and whose poems are mainly about the terrible events and experiences of the war. Some of his best-known poems, such as ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’, are a protest against the idea that it is honourable to die for your country. He was killed just before the end of the war, and his poems were published after his death.

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