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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Wil•son (wil′sən),USA pronunciation n. Sir Angus (Frank John•stone) (jon′stən, -sən),USA pronunciation 1913–91, English writer.- Biographical August, born 1945, U.S. playwright.
Charles Thom•son Rees (tom′sən rēs),USA pronunciation 1869–1959, Scottish physicist: Nobel prize 1927.- Biographical Edmund, 1895–1972, U.S. literary and social critic.
- Biographical Henry (Jeremiah Jones Colbath or Colbaith), 1812–75, U.S. politician: vice president of the U.S. 1873–75.
- Biographical James, 1742–98, U.S. jurist, born in Scotland: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1789–98.
- Biographical Sir (James) Harold, 1916–95, British statesman: prime minister 1964–70, 1974–76.
- Biographical John ("Christopher North''), 1785–1854, Scottish poet, journalist, and critic.
Lanford (lan′fərd),USA pronunciation born 1937, U.S. playwright.- Biographical Robert W(oodrow), born 1936, U.S. radio astronomer: Nobel prize for physics 1978.
- Biographical Sloan, born 1920, U.S. journalist and novelist.
- Biographical (Thomas) Woodrow, 1856–1924, 28th president of the U.S. 1913–21: Nobel peace prize 1919.
- Place Names Mount, a mountain in SW California, near Pasadena: observatory. 5710 ft. (1740 m).
- Place Namesa city in E North Carolina. 34,424.
- a male given name.
Wilson, + n. - Biographical August, born 1945, U.S. playwright.
Lan•ford (lan′fərd),USA pronunciation born 1937, U.S. playwright. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Wilson /ˈwɪlsən/ n - Alexander. 1766–1813, Scottish ornithologist in the US
- Sir Angus (Frank Johnstone). 1913–91, British writer, whose works include the collection of short stories The Wrong Set (1949) and the novels Anglo-Saxon Attitudes (1956) and No Laughing Matter (1967)
- Charles Thomson Rees. 1869–1959, Scottish physicist, who invented the cloud chamber: shared the Nobel prize for physics 1927
- Edmund. 1895–1972, US critic, noted esp for Axel's Castle (1931), a study of the symbolist movement
- (James) Harold, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx. 1916–95, British Labour statesman; prime minister (1964–70; 1974–76)
- Jacqueline. born 1945, British writer for older girls; her best-selling books include The Story of Tracey Beaker (1991), The Illustrated Mum (1998), and Girls in Tears (2002).
- Richard. 1714–82, Welsh landscape painter
- (Thomas) Woodrow (ˈwʊdrəʊ). 1856–1924, US Democratic statesman; 28th president of the US (1913–21). He led the US into World War I in 1917 and proposed the Fourteen Points (1918) as a basis for peace. Although he secured the formation of the League of Nations, the US Senate refused to support it: Nobel peace prize 1919
Wilsonian /wɪlˈsəʊnɪən/ adj |