william and mary | (n) joint monarchs of England; William III and Mary II |
william i | (n) duke of Normandy who led the Norman invasion of England and became the first Norman to be King of England; he defeated Harold II at the battle of Hastings in 1066 and introduced many Norman customs into England (1027-1087), Syn. William the Conqueror |
william ii | (n) the second son of William the Conqueror who succeeded him as King of England (1056-1100), Syn. William Rufus |
william iii | (n) King of England and Scotland and Ireland; he married the daughter of James II and was invited by opponents of James II to invade England; when James fled, William III and Mary II were declared joint monarchs (1650-1702), Syn. William of Orange |
william iv | (n) King of England and Ireland; son of George III who ascended the throne after a long naval career (1765-1837), Syn. Sailor King |
williams | (n) United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953), Syn. Hiram Williams, Hank Williams, Hiram King Williams |
williams | (n) English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003), Syn. Sir Bernard Williams, Bernard Arthur Owen Williams |
williams | (n) United States poet (1883-1963), Syn. William Carlos Williams |
williams | (n) United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002), Syn. Theodore Samuel Williams, Ted Williams |
williams | (n) English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683), Syn. Roger Williams |
威廉 | [Wēi lián, ㄨㄟ ㄌㄧㄢˊ, 威 廉] William or Wilhelm (name) #17,123 [Add to Longdo] |
福克纳 | [Fú kè nà, ㄈㄨˊ ㄎㄜˋ ㄋㄚˋ, 福 克 纳 / 福 克 納] William Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist and poet #107,639 [Add to Longdo] |
威廉斯堡 | [wēi lián sī bǎo, ㄨㄟ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙ ㄅㄠˇ, 威 廉 斯 堡] Williamsburg (Virginia) #183,614 [Add to Longdo] |
丁韪良 | [Dīng Wěi liáng, ㄉㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ, 丁 韪 良 / 丁 韙 良] William A.P. Martin (1827-1916), American missionary who lived 62 years in China between 1850 and 1916, and helped found many Chinese colleges; the first president of Beijing university [Add to Longdo] |
威廉・福克纳 | [Wēi lián· Fú kè nà, ㄨㄟ ㄌㄧㄢˊ· ㄈㄨˊ ㄎㄜˋ ㄋㄚˋ, 威 廉 ・ 福 克 纳 / 威 廉 ・ 福 克 納] William Faulkner (1897-1962), American novelist and poet [Add to Longdo] |
威廉・莎士比亚 | [Wēi lián· Shā shì bǐ yà, ㄨㄟ ㄌㄧㄢˊ· ㄕㄚ ㄕˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄚˋ, 威 廉 ・ 莎 士 比 亚 / 威 廉 ・ 莎 士 比 亞] William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright [Add to Longdo] |