Lawrence


Definition: Meaning of, Lawrence in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈlɒrəns /

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  1. 1901-1958 united States physicist who developed the cyclotron
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  2. a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856
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  3. 1769-1830 english portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon
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  4. 1888-1935 welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures
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  5. 1898-1952 english actress
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  6. 1885-1930 english novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships
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  7. died in 258 Christianity roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron
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Lawrence used in phrases

  • Abbott Lawrence Lowell (noun)
    1. 1856-1943 united States educator and president of Harvard University
  • David Herbert Lawrence (noun)
    1. 1885-1930 english novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships
  • Durrell, Lawrence
    1. (1912-90) a British writer of novels and poetry. His most famous work is a set of four novels called The Alexandria Quartet . He was the brother of Gerald Durrell.
  • Edgard Lawrence Doctorow (noun)
    1. born in 1931 united States novelist
  • Ernest Orlando Lawrence (noun)
    1. 1901-1958 united States physicist who developed the cyclotron
  • Gertrude Lawrence (noun)
    1. 1898-1952 english actress
  • Gulf of Saint Lawrence (noun)
    1. an arm of the northwest Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern coast of Canada
  • Lawrence Durrell (noun)
    1. 1912-1990 english writer of Irish descent who spent much of his life in Mediterranean regions
  • Lawrence George Durrell (noun)
    1. 1912-1990 english writer of Irish descent who spent much of his life in Mediterranean regions
  • Lawrence Peter Berra (noun)
    1. born 1925 united States baseball player
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