Wallace

UK: /ˈwɒlɪs/ US: (wol′is, wô′lis)

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Wal•lace  (wol′is, wô′lis), n. 

Alfred Rus•sel  (rus′əl), 1823–1913, English naturalist, explorer, and author. George Cor•ley  (kôr′lē), born 1919, U.S. politician: governor of Alabama 1963–67, 1971–79, and 1983–87. Henry (A•gard)  (ā′gärd), 1888–1965, U.S. agriculturalist, author, and statesman: Secretary of Agriculture 1933–40; vice president of the U.S. 1941–45;
Secretary of Commerce 1945–46.
1. Biographical Lewis ("Lew''), 1827–1905, U.S. general and novelist.
2. Biographical Sir William. Also, Walays, Wallensis. 1272?–1305, Scottish military leader and patriot.
(William Roy) De•Witt  (də wit′), 1889–1981, and his wife, Lila Bell (Acheson), 1889–1984, U.S. magazine publishers.
3. a male given name: a Scottish family name meaning "Welshman, foreigner.''

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Wallace / ˈwɒlɪs/ noun

1. Alfred Russel. 1823–1913, British naturalist, whose work on the theory of natural selection influenced Charles Darwin
2. Edgar. 1875–1932, English crime novelist
3. Sir Richard. 1818–90, English art collector and philanthropist. His bequest to the nation forms the Wallace Collection, London
4. Sir William. ?1272–1305, Scottish patriot, who defeated the army of Edward I of England at Stirling (1297) but was routed at Falkirk (1298) and later executed