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Wil⋅son

[wil-suhn]
–noun
1. Sir Angus (Frank John⋅stone) [jon-stuhn, -suhn] , 1913–91, English writer.
2. August, 1945-2005, U.S. playwright.
3. Charles Thom⋅son Rees [tom-suhn-rees] , 1869–1959, Scottish physicist: Nobel prize 1927.
4. Edith Bolling (Galt), 1872–1961, U.S. first lady 1915–21 (second wife of Woodrow Wilson).
5. Edmund, 1895–1972, U.S. literary and social critic.
6. Ellen Louise Axson, 1860–1914, U.S. first lady 1913–14 (first wife of Woodrow Wilson).
7. Harriet, 1825–1900, U.S. novelist: first African American woman to publish a novel.
8. Henry (Jeremiah Jones Colbath or Colbaith), 1812–75, U.S. politician: vice president of the U.S. 1873–75.
9. James, 1742–98, U.S. jurist, born in Scotland: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1789–98.
10. Sir (James) Harold, 1916–95, British statesman: prime minister 1964–70, 1974–76.
11. John (“Christopher North”), 1785–1854, Scottish poet, journalist, and critic.
12. Lanford [lan-ferd] , born 1937, U.S. playwright.
13. Robert W(oodrow), born 1936, U.S. radio astronomer: Nobel prize for physics 1978.
14. Sloan, born 1920, U.S. journalist and novelist.
15. (Thomas) Woodrow, 1856–1924, 28th president of the U.S. 1913–21: Nobel peace prize 1919.
16. Mount, a mountain in SW California, near Pasadena: observatory. 5710 ft. (1740 m).
17. a city in E North Carolina. 34,424.
18. a male given name.
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Wil·son   (wĭl'sən)   
A city of east-central North Carolina east of Raleigh. It is a trade and processing center. Population: 47,400.
Wilson, August 1945-2005.  
American playwright who won a Pulitzer Prize for Fences (1985) and The Piano Lesson (1987).
Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees 1869-1959.  
British physicist. He shared a 1927 Nobel Prize for devising the cloud chamber.
Wilson, Edith Bolling 1872-1961.  
First Lady of the United States (1915-1921) as the second wife of President Woodrow Wilson. She was actively involved in government during the serious illness of her husband (1919-1920).
Wilson, Edmund 1895-1972.  
American literary critic whose influential works include Axel's Castle (1931), a study of the symbolist movement, and Patriotic Gore (1962), a critique of literature from the Civil War era.
Wilson, Ellen Louise Axson 1860-1914.  
First Lady of the United States (1913-1914) as the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson. She died during Wilson's first term.
Wilson, Harriet 1808-1870?  
American author whose work Our Nig (1859) was the first novel by an African American published in the United States.
Wilson, James 1742-1798.  
American Revolutionary patriot and jurist. A signer of the Declaration of Independence, he later served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1789-1798).
Wilson,   (James)
British politician who served as prime minister (1964-1970 and 1974-1976). His administration was marked by turmoil in Rhodesia and Northern Ireland and resistance to a price and income policy. He resigned in 1976.
Wilson, Mount  
  1. A mountain, 1,741.6 m (5,710 ft) high, in the San Gabriel Mountains of southwest California northeast of Pasadena. Its observatory was established in 1904.

  2. A peak, 4,345 m (14,246 ft) high, in the San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado.

Wilson,   (Thomas)
The 28th President of the United States (1913-1921), whose administration was marked by World War I and the introduction of prohibition. At the Paris Peace Conference (1919) he included the establishment of the League of Nations as a proviso of the Treaty of Versailles. The winner of the 1919 Nobel Peace Prize, he was unable to convince the U.S. Senate to ratify the treaty.
Wil·so'ni·an (-sō'nē-ən) adj.
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