Mitchell
Arthur, 1934–2018, U.S. ballet dancer, choreographer, and ballet company director.
John, 1870–1919, U.S. labor leader.
Margaret, 1900–49, U.S. novelist.
Maria, 1818–89, U.S. astronomer.
Peter, 1920–92, British biochemist: Nobel Prize 1978.
Silas Weir [weer], /wɪər/, 1829–1914, U.S. physician and novelist.
William, 1879–1936, U.S. general: pioneer in the field of aviation.
Mount, a mountain in western North Carolina: highest peak in the eastern United States, 6,684 feet (2,037 meters).
a city in southeastern South Dakota.
a male given name, form of Michael.
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British Dictionary definitions for Mitchell
/ (ˈmɪtʃəl) /
Joni, original name Roberta Joan Anderson. born 1943, Canadian folk-rock singer and songwriter. Her albums include Blue (1971), Court and Spark (1974), Mingus (1979), Turbulent Indigo (1994), and Shine (2007)
Margaret. 1900–49, US novelist; author of Gone with the Wind (1936)
Reginald Joseph. 1895–1937, British aeronautical engineer; designer of the Spitfire fighter
Sir Thomas Livingstone, known as Major Mitchell. 1792–1855, Australian explorer born in Scotland
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Scientific definitions for Mitchell
[ mĭch′əl ]
American astronomer and educator noted for her study of sunspots and nebulae and for her 1847 discovery of a comet.
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