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Wal⋅lace
[wol-is, waw-lis] 
–noun
| 1. | Alfred Rus⋅sel
[ruhs-uh l] , 1823–1913, English naturalist, explorer, and author. |
| 2. | George Cor⋅ley
[kawr-lee] , born 1919, U.S. politician: governor of Alabama 1963–67, 1971–79, and 1983–87. |
| 3. | Henry (A⋅gard)
[ey-gahrd] , 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. |
| 4. | Lewis (“Lew”), 1827–1905, U.S. general and novelist. |
| 5. | Sir William. Also, Walays, Wallensis. 1272?–1305, Scottish military leader and patriot. |
| 6. | (William Roy) De⋅Witt
[duh-wit] , 1889–1981, and his wife, Lila Bell (Acheson), 1889–1984, U.S. magazine publishers. |
| 7. | a male given name: a Scottish family name meaning “Welshman, foreigner.” |
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| Wallace, Sir William 1272?-1305.
Scottish patriot who led resistance against the English and briefly gained control of Scotland in 1298. |
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