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Bald·win

[bawld-win]
noun
1.
James, 1924–87, U.S. writer.
2.
James Mark, 1861–1934, U.S. psychologist.
3.
Lo·am·mi [loh-am-ahy] , 1740–1807, U.S. civil engineer and developer of the Baldwin apple.
4.
Mat·thi·as William [muh-thahy-uhs] , 1795–1866, U.S. inventor, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
5.
Roger, 1884–1981, U.S. advocate of constitutional rights: a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union.
6.
Stanley ( 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley ) 1867–1947, British statesman: prime minister 1923–24, 1924–29, 1935–37.
7.
a variety of red, or red and yellow, winter apple, grown especially in the northeast U.S.
8.
a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
9.
a city in W Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.
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Baldwin (ˈbɔːldwɪn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
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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Baldwin
masc. proper name, from O.Fr. Baldoin (Fr. Baudouin), from a Gmc. source, cf. O.H.G. Baldawin, lit. "bold friend," from bald "bold" (see bold) + wini "friend" (see win). A popular Flemish name, common in England before and after the Conquest.
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baldwin definition


  1. n.
    a good-looking male. (As in Alec Baldwin.) : Who is that Baldwin I saw you with last night?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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