Wallis

American  

[wol-is, waw-lis] / ˈwɒl ɪs, ˈwɔ lɪs /

noun

1. Harold Brent Hal, 1899–1986, U.S. film producer.

2. John, 1616–1703, English mathematician.

3. a male given name, form of Wallace.

4. a female given name.

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Wallis ¹ British  

/ ˈvalɪs /

noun

1. the German name for Valais

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Wallis ² British  

/ ˈwɒlɪs /

noun

1. Sir Barnes ( Neville ). 1887–1979, English aeronautical engineer. He designed the airship R100, the Wellesley and Wellington bombers, and the bouncing bomb (1943), which was used to destroy the Ruhr dams during World War II

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"It's been this open debate for a century," said Neill Wallis, curator of Florida archaeology, bioarchaeology and the Ceramic Technology Laboratory at the Florida Museum of Natural History.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

He also said he and Wallis had ridden at high speed more than 100 times.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

P-22’s story helped to inspire the creation of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, which is scheduled to open on Dec. 2.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

“Don’t fix something that isn’t broken,” said Ginger Wallis, 50 years old, who lives at the base of a hill covered in flammable grass, her eyes flashing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

In particular, the Tongan Archipelago lies close enough to the Fijian, Samoan, and Wallis Archipelagoes to have permitted regular voyaging between archipelagoes, and eventually to permit Tongans to undertake the conquest of Fiji.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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