Longfellow

American  

[lawng-fel-oh, long-] / ˈlɔŋˌfɛl oʊ, ˈlɒŋ- /

noun

1. Henry Wadsworth 1807–82, U.S. poet.

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Longfellow British  

/ ˈlɒŋˌfɛləʊ /

noun

1. Henry Wadsworth. 1807–82, US poet, noted particularly for his long narrative poems Evangeline (1847) and The Song of Hiawatha (1855)

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Example Sentences

Now a musician, Boucher celebrates his French-Canadian roots, even turning the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem about the Acadian expulsion, Evangeline, into a song.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

The Mitchell family, which has owned the Longfellow Ranch for decades, is eyeing additional opportunities that may triple the data center capacity on the ranch once Project Horizon is completed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

Longfellow was among the first, but it won’t be the last.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

Longfellow ended his poem on a confident note, declaring that, “borne on the night-wind of the Past, through all our history, to the last,” Americans would “waken and listen” to Revere’s “midnight message.”

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025

After all, I was going home with the Most Important Person at Longfellow School!

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney