Edward

American  

[ed-werd] / ˈɛd wərd /

noun

1. Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall The Black Prince, 1330–76, English military leader (son of Edward III).

2. Lake, a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a source of the Nile. 830 sq. mi. (2,150 sq. km).

3. a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “guardian.”

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Edward ¹ British  

/ ˈɛdwəd /

noun

1. known as the Black Prince. 1330–76, Prince of Wales, the son of Edward III of England. He won victories over the French at Crécy (1346) and Poitiers (1356) in the Hundred Years' War

2. Prince. born 1964, Earl of Wessex, third son of Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In 1999 he married Sophie Rhys-Jones (born 1965); their daughter Louise was born in 2003 and their son James in 2007

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Edward ² British  

/ ˈɛdwəd /

noun

1. Former official name: Lake Amin.  a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre) in the Great Rift Valley: empties through the Semliki River into Lake Albert. Area: about 2150 sq km (830 sq miles)

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Edward Seaman and Julia Coombs both lost their fathers and found each other.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

"What makes North Korea's nuclear programme so concerning is that many of its facilities are unknown, concealed, and thus difficult to target," Edward Howell, a lecturer at the University of Oxford told the BBC.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Some analysts, like Edward Bach of risk consulting firm Verisk Maplecroft, fear these strikes on weapons stores and logistics routes could be "in anticipation of a potential offensive" by federal forces.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

He also lost his job as keeper of a 100-foot monument dedicated to Lord Edward Somerset, a general who fought at Waterloo.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

There was a terrible look on Edward Ashton’s face.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood