STEVENSON


Meaning of STEVENSON in English

I. Ste ‧ ven ‧ son, Ad ‧ lai /ˈstiːv ə ns ə n, ˈædlaɪ/ BrE AmE

(1900–65) a US politician in the Democratic Party who competed in the elections for President in 1952 and 1956, but was beaten by ↑ Eisenhower both times. He helped to establish the ↑ UN (=United Nations) in 1946, and was the US ↑ delegate (=elected representative) to the UN from 1961 to 1965.

II. Stevenson, Rob ‧ ert Lou ‧ is /ˈrɒbət ˈluːi $ ˈrɑːbərt-/ BrE AmE

(1850–94) a Scottish writer whose books ↑ Treasure Island and ↑ Kidnapped are among the best-known adventure stories in English. He also wrote The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde ⇨ ↑ Jekyll and Hyde

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