Bowie

American  

[boh-ee, boo-ee, boo-ee] / ˈboʊ i, ˈbu i, ˈbu i /

noun

1. James, 1799–1836, U.S. soldier and pioneer.

2. William, 1872–1940, U.S. geodesist.

3. a city in W Maryland.

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Bowie British  

noun

1. 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)

2. 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

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Example Sentences

In junior high, my bedroom walls were covered in Michael Jackson and David Bowie posters.

From The Wall Street Journal

David Bowie’s “1984” was an easy win, based of course on the Orwell novel.

From Los Angeles Times

The woman looked harmless, but one time she caught Albert Bowie making faces behind her back during class.

From Literature

Brady changed hairstyles more than Bowie and catwalked into press conferences in impeccable Tom Ford.

From The Wall Street Journal

After all, this was the year that brought Brexit, the Zika virus outbreak and the deaths of David Bowie, George Michael and Prince.

From The Wall Street Journal