WILSON


Meaning of WILSON in English

/wil"seuhn/ , n.

1. Sir Angus (Frank Johnstone) /jon"steuhn, -seuhn/ , 1913-91, English writer.

2. August , born 1945, U.S. playwright.

3. Charles Thomson Rees /tom"seuhn rees/ , 1869-1959, Scottish physicist: Nobel prize 1927.

4. Edmund , 1895-1972, U.S. literary and social critic.

5. Henry ( Jeremiah Jones Colbath or Colbaith ), 1812-75, U.S. politician: vice president of the U.S. 1873-75.

6. James , 1742-98, U.S. jurist, born in Scotland: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1789-98.

7. Sir (James) Harold , 1916-95, British statesman: prime minister 1964-70, 1974-76.

8. John ( "Christopher North" ), 1785-1854, Scottish poet, journalist, and critic.

9. Lanford /lan"feuhrd/ , born 1937, U.S. playwright.

10. Robert W(oodrow) , born 1936, U.S. radio astronomer: Nobel prize for physics 1978.

11. Sloan , born 1920, U.S. journalist and novelist.

12. (Thomas) Woodrow , 1856-1924, 28th president of the U.S. 1913-21: Nobel peace prize 1919.

13. Mount , a mountain in SW California, near Pasadena: observatory. 5710 ft. (1740 m).

14. a city in E North Carolina. 34,424.

15. a male given name.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .