Baldwin

American  

[bawld-win] / ˈbɔld wɪn /

noun

1. James, 1924–87, U.S. writer.

2. James Mark, 1861–1934, U.S. psychologist.

3. Loammi 1740–1807, U.S. civil engineer and developer of the Baldwin apple.

4. Matthias William 1795–1866, U.S. inventor, manufacturer, and philanthropist.

5. Roger, 1884–1981, U.S. advocate of constitutional rights: a founder of the American Civil Liberties Union.

6. Stanley 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, 1867–1947, British statesman: prime minister 1923–24, 1924–29, 1935–37.

7. a variety of red, or red and yellow, winter apple, grown especially in the northeast U.S.

8. a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.

9. a city in W Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.

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Baldwin British  

/ ˈbɔːldwɪn /

noun

1. James Arthur . 1924–87, US Black writer, whose works include the novel Go Tell it on the Mountain (1954)

2. Stanley , 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley. 1867–1947, British Conservative statesman: prime minister (1923–24, 1924–29, 1935–37)

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Example Sentences

The Taxi Charity For Military Veterans, which had helped Mr Baldwin make many trips to Normandy, said it was "saddened" to hear of his death.

From BBC

Cassius Clay was receiving political and spiritual counseling from Malcolm X. Already the editor of Commentary, Podhoretz approached James Baldwin and suggested he write something about black Muslims.

From The Wall Street Journal

In his ruling on the Morrisons dispute, tribunal judge Mark Baldwin said the supermarket had "failed to disclose the heat and grease/fluid retention features of the chicken paper bags".

From BBC

Los Angeles County is suing four oil and gas companies for allegedly failing to plug idle oil wells in the large Inglewood Oil Field near Baldwin Hills.

From Los Angeles Times

Alexander & Baldwin, the Hawaiian real estate developer, is set to be taken private in a $1.54 billion cash deal.

From Barron's