SHAW


Meaning of SHAW in English

I. Shaw, Ar ‧ tie /ʃɔː, ˈɑːti $ ˈɑːr-/ BrE AmE

(1910–2004) a US ↑ jazz musician, ↑ clarinet player, and ↑ bandleader whose bands were among the most popular in the late 1930s and 1940s

II. Shaw, George Ber ‧ nard /dʒɔːdʒ ˈbɜːnəd $ dʒɔːrdʒ bərˈnɑːrd/ BrE AmE

(1856–1950) an Irish writer famous especially for his clever plays which criticize society and the moral values of the time. His best known works include the historical plays Caesar and Cleopatra and St Joan , and the ↑ comedy Pygmalion , which was later turned into the popular musical show ↑ My Fair Lady . He was a leading ↑ socialist and wrote books about socialism. ⇨ ↑ Androcles and the Lion , ↑ Shavian

III. Shaw, San ‧ die /ˈsændi/ BrE AmE

(1947–) a British ↑ pop singer who won the 1967 ↑ Eurovision Song Contest with the song Puppet on a String and made several other very successful records in the 1960s. She was known for singing in bare feet.

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