Edward
Americannoun
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Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall The Black Prince, 1330–76, English military leader (son of Edward III).
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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).
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a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “guardian.”
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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
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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 Afful, a fisherman of 20 years, says shrinking catches have left many crews struggling to recover the cost of fuel for their boats.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Edward Marchion took a chance when he bought a four-bedroom house in an affluent Connecticut suburb without ever stepping foot inside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The US ambassador to Ireland, Edward Walsh, paid tribute to Fricker as "a giant of Irish film" and praised her "unforgettable" performance in My Left Foot.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
At this point in the story, Edward the Confessor is still King and William and Harold are not yet locked in combat.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Penelope nearly blurted—yet she stopped herself, for she had no proof that Quinzy was really Edward Ashton, and she knew Lord Fredrick would never believe her without proof.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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