Associations to the word «Walpole»

Wiktionary

WALPOLE, proper noun. An English habitational surname​ from either of two places in Norfolk and Suffolk.
WALPOLE, proper noun. Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, English politician and writer.
WALPOLE, proper noun. The name of several towns or cities.

Dictionary definition

WALPOLE, noun. English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797).
WALPOLE, noun. Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745).

Wise words

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