Bowie
Americannoun
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James, 1799–1836, U.S. soldier and pioneer.
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William, 1872–1940, U.S. geodesist.
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a city in W Maryland.
noun
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David , real name David Jones . born 1947, British rock singer, songwriter, and film actor. His recordings include "Space Oddity" (1969), The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972), Heroes (1977), Let's Dance (1983), and Heathen (2002)
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James , known as Jim Bowie . 1796–1836, US frontiersman. A hero of the Texas Revolution against Mexico (1835–36), he died at the Battle of the Alamo
Example Sentences
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Nikolas Bowie: I agree with Sherrilyn that to understand how bad this term was, we need to have a sense of what the Supreme Court should be doing in the first place.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Bowie first appeared as Kripke in Season 2 of the series, returning every season thereafter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The couple have a son, Bowie, aged four.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
“We thought ‘70s Bowie is where we would start, and that we would musically make a journey with him as we went deeper and deeper,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
Grandma has a great passion for David Bowie.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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