Lindsay

Lind·say

[lind-zee, lin-]
noun
1.
Howard, 1889–1968, U.S. playwright, producer, and actor.
2.
John V(liet) [vleet] , 1921–2000, U.S. politician: mayor of New York City 1966–74.
3.
(Nicholas) Va·chel [vey-chuhl] , 1879–1931, U.S. poet.
4.
a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
5.
a male or female given name.
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Lindsay (ˈlɪndzɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  See (Sir David) Lyndsay
2.  (Nicholas) Vachel (ˈveɪtʃəl). 1879--1931, US poet; best known for General William Booth (1913) and The Congo (1914)
3.  Norman Alfred William. 1879--1969, Australian artist and writer

Lyndsay or Lindsay (ˈlɪndzɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Sir David. 1486--1554, Scottish poet and courtier, author of Ane Pleasant Satyre of the Three Estates (1552)
 
Lindsay or Lindsay
 
n

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lindsay

city, southeastern Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 2001 by the merger of the former town of Lindsay and the other communities constituting what until the amalgamation had been Victoria county. It was named for the Kawartha Lakes, a chain of lakes in the region

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