Griffith

[grif-ith]

noun

1. Arthur, 1872–1922, Irish nationalist leader: a founder of Sinn Fein.

2. D(avid Lewelyn) W(ark) 1875–1948, U.S. film director and producer.

3. a town in NW Indiana.

4. a male given name, form of Griffin.

Griffith

/ ˈɡrɪfɪθ /

noun

1. Arthur. 1872–1922, Irish journalist and nationalist: founder of Sinn Féin (1905); president of the Free State assembly (1922)

2. D ( avid Lewelyn ) W ( ark ). 1875–1948, US film director and producer. He introduced several cinematic techniques, including the flashback and the fade-out, in his masterpiece The Birth of a Nation (1915)

Example Sentences

Jeff Griffiths, a county supervisor in Inyo County who is also the president of the California Assn. of Counties, said he has been following the grim hospital financing news around the state with mounting worry.

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But Mr Griffiths said while the "ultimate sanction" of fines would be considered "we much prefer to work with parents".

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As directed by James Griffiths, Mr. Basden and Mr. Key’s screenplay hearkened back to “Local Hero” with its warm glow of appreciation for U.K. oddballs.

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Owenna Griffiths, editor of Today, said: "In a rapidly changing world, this year's guest editors will help bring illumination and understanding".

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In Griffith, Q-CTRL engineers tested three magnetometers in different locations on the airplane, given that the external interference in each spot is different.

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