Associations to the word «Wallace»

Wiktionary

WALLACE, proper noun. A surname​, notably of the Scottish patriot William Wallace.
WALLACE, proper noun. A male given name, transferred use of the surname since the nineteenth century.
WALLACE, proper noun. A CDP in California
WALLACE, proper noun. A city in Idaho
WALLACE, proper noun. A town in Indiana
WALLACE, proper noun. A city in Kansas
WALLACE, proper noun. A CDP in Louisiana
WALLACE, proper noun. A village in Nebraska
WALLACE, proper noun. A town in North Carolina
WALLACE, proper noun. A town in South Dakota
WALLACE LINE, proper noun. A faunal boundary line that separates the ecozones of Asia and Wallacea, a transitional zone between Asia and Australia.

Dictionary definition

WALLACE, noun. Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305).
WALLACE, noun. English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932).
WALLACE, noun. English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913).

Wise words

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