Hopkins

UK: /ˈhɒpkɪnz/ US: (hop′kinz)

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Hop•kins  (hop′kinz), n. 

1. Biographical Anthony, born 1937, English actor, born in Wales.
Sir Frederick Gow•land  (gou′lənd), 1861–1947, English physician and biochemist: Nobel prize for medicine 1929. Gerard Man•ley  (man′lē), 1844–89, English poet.
2. Biographical Harry Lloyd, 1890–1946, U.S. government administrator and social worker.
3. Biographical Johns, 1795–1873, U.S. financier and philanthropist.
4. Biographical Mark, 1802–87, U.S. clergyman and educator.
5. Place Names a city in SE Minnesota. 15,336.

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Hopkins / ˈhɒpkɪnz/ noun

1. Sir Anthony. born 1937, Welsh actor: his films include Bounty (1984), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Shadowlands (1994), Nixon (1995), and Hannibal (2001)
2. Sir Frederick Gowland ( ˈɡaʊlənd ). 1861–1947, British biochemist, who pioneered research into what came to be called vitamins: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1929)
3. Gerard Manley. 1844–89, British poet and Jesuit priest, who experimented with sprung rhythm in his highly original poetry
4. Harry L(loyd). 1890–1946, US administrator. During World War II he was a personal aide to President Roosevelt and administered the lend-lease programme