/dooh"ee, dyooh"ee/ , n.
1. George , 1837-1917, U.S. admiral: defeated Spanish fleet in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War.
2. John , 1859-1952, U.S. philosopher and educator.
3. Melvil /mel"vil/ , ( Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey ), 1851-1931, U.S. educator, administrator, and innovator in the field of library science.
4. Thomas E(dmund) , 1902-71, U.S. lawyer and political leader.
5. a male given name, form of David .