Edward

[ed-werd]

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.”

Edward

¹

/ 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

Edward

²

/ 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)

Example Sentences

It follows the impact of his will on the fate of his four adult children, Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben.

From BBC

She got her first taste of politics volunteering for the City Council campaign of Edward R. Roybal, who would go on to serve 15 terms in Congress.

From Los Angeles Times

Skeptically accepting a meeting with Edward in the spirit of detente, Ellen feels electricity sparking between them, and vice versa.

From Los Angeles Times

Security expert and writer Edward Lucas proudly showed off his Estonian identity card, telling the meeting he was the first person to be issued with one.

From BBC

Late Friday afternoon, Edward Yen, executive officer for the Board of Supervisors, sent out an email “retracting” the new county policy that required many communications by oversight bodies to undergo prior approval.

From Los Angeles Times