Lawrence
Lawrence /ˈlɔrəns/
noun
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A town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856
(
Lawrence
)
a town in northeastern Kansas on the Kansas River; scene of raids by John Brown in 1856
History buffs often visit Lawrence to learn about John Brown's raids in 1856.
History buffs often visit Lawrence to learn about John Brown's raids in 1856.
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English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930)
(
D. H. Lawrence
, David Herbert Lawrence
, Lawrence
)
English novelist and poet and essayist whose work condemned industrial society and explored sexual relationships (1885-1930)
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United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958)
(
E. O. Lawrence
, Ernest Orlando Lawrence
, Lawrence
, Ernest Lawrence
)
United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958)
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English actress (1898-1952)
(
Gertrude Lawrence
, Lawrence
)
English actress (1898-1952)
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English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830)
(
Lawrence
, Sir Thomas Lawrence
)
English portrait painter remembered for the series of portraits of the leaders of the alliance against Napoleon (1769-1830)
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Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935)
(
Lawrence
, Lawrence of Arabia
, T. E. Lawrence
, Thomas Edward Lawrence
)
Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935)
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(Christianity) Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
(
Laurentius
, Lawrence
, Saint Lawrence
, St. Lawrence
, Lawrence of Rome
)
(Christianity) Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)