Edward

American  

[ed-werd] / ˈɛd wərd /

noun

1. Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall The Black Prince, 1330–76, English military leader (son of Edward III).

2. Lake, a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a source of the Nile. 830 sq. mi. (2,150 sq. km).

3. a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “guardian.”

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Edward ¹ British  

/ ˈɛdwəd /

noun

1. known as the Black Prince. 1330–76, Prince of Wales, the son of Edward III of England. He won victories over the French at Crécy (1346) and Poitiers (1356) in the Hundred Years' War

2. Prince. born 1964, Earl of Wessex, third son of Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In 1999 he married Sophie Rhys-Jones (born 1965); their daughter Louise was born in 2003 and their son James in 2007

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Edward ² British  

/ ˈɛdwəd /

noun

1. Former official name: Lake Amin.  a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre) in the Great Rift Valley: empties through the Semliki River into Lake Albert. Area: about 2150 sq km (830 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

His blue eyes and blond hair helped Edward Gastfriend survive the Holocaust.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those guests included Prime Minister Edward Heath, who would engage with young Jacob’s questions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Grantham recounts them in The Making of a Permabear, written with Edward Chancellor and subtitled The Perils of Long-term Investing in a Short-Term World.

From Barron's

Mother Megan said Edward was her "pride and joy" and he had achieved milestones she never thought possible.

From BBC

Past hosts of the alternative Christmas message, which began in 1993, include Edward Snowden, Jesse Jackson and a deepfake of Queen Elizabeth II.

From Los Angeles Times