Wallace

American  

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

noun

1. Alfred Russel 1823–1913, English naturalist, explorer, and author.

2. George Corley 1919–98, U.S. politician: governor of Alabama 1963–67, 1971–79, and 1983–87.

3. Henry (Agard) 1888–1965, U.S. agriculturalist, author, and statesman: Secretary of Agriculture 1933–40; vice president of the U.S. 1941–45; Secretary of Commerce 1945–46.

4. Lewis Lew, 1827–1905, U.S. general and novelist.

5. Sir William. Also 1272?–1305, Scottish military leader and patriot.

6. (William Roy) DeWitt 1889–1981, and his wife, Lila Bell (Acheson), 1889–1984, U.S. magazine publishers.

7. a male given name: a Scottish family name meaning “Welshman, foreigner.”

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Wallace British  

/ ˈwɒlɪs /

noun

1. Alfred Russel. 1823–1913, British naturalist, whose work on the theory of natural selection influenced Charles Darwin

2. Edgar. 1875–1932, English crime novelist

3. Sir Richard. 1818–90, English art collector and philanthropist. His bequest to the nation forms the Wallace Collection, London

4. Sir William. ?1272–1305, Scottish patriot, who defeated the army of Edward I of England at Stirling (1297) but was routed at Falkirk (1298) and later executed

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Wallace Scientific  

/ wŏl′ĭs /

1. British naturalist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection independently of Charles Darwin. Wallace spent eight years (1854–62) traveling in Malaysia and assembling evidence for his theories, which he sent to Darwin in England. Their findings were first presented to the public in 1858.

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Example Sentences

That’s why Lindsey Wallace, 35, finds herself going to discount stores like Dollar Tree or local 99-cent stores in Los Angeles, scouring for good deals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“If it were a couple years ago, I’d go to the store and put it in the basket and not really think about it,” Wallace said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Host of BBC One's Saturday Kitchen, Tebbutt joined Wareing and Galetti on the programme after the departure of presenter Gregg Wallace.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Wallace and the four other 18-year-olds involved were also charged with criminal trespass and littering on private property.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

After leaving the high school, Candice spent the next few hours in her room looking through the Wallace yearbooks again, hoping to find anyone who could have been James Parker.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson