Baldwin

[ bawld-win ]

noun
  1. James, 1924–87, U.S. writer.

  2. James Mark, 1861–1934, U.S. psychologist.

  1. Lo·am·mi [loh-am-ahy], /loʊˈæm aɪ/, 1740–1807, U.S. civil engineer and developer of the Baldwin apple.

  2. Mat·thi·as William [muh-thahy-uhs], /məˈθaɪ əs/, 1795–1866, U.S. inventor, manufacturer, and philanthropist.

  3. Roger, 1884–1981, U.S. advocate of constitutional rights: a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union.

  4. Stanley 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, 1867–1947, British statesman: prime minister 1923–24, 1924–29, 1935–37.

  5. a variety of red, or red and yellow, winter apple, grown especially in the northeast U.S.

  6. a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.

  7. a city in W Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.

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British Dictionary definitions for Baldwin

Baldwin

/ (ˈbɔːldwɪn) /


noun
  1. James Arthur . 1924–87, US Black writer, whose works include the novel Go Tell it on the Mountain (1954)

  2. Stanley, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley. 1867–1947, British Conservative statesman: prime minister (1923–24, 1924–29, 1935–37)

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