Griffith

American  

[grif-ith] / ˈgrɪf ɪθ /

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.

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Griffith British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

More successfully, in the 19th century, George Boole—mathematician, logician, theoretical psychologist—“fundamentally changed our understanding of logic,” Mr. Griffiths tells us, by “showing how reason could be captured by a formal system.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The large-scale analysis was conducted by researchers from the University of Eastern Finland, Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and Griffith University in Australia.

From Science Daily

Andrew Griffith, MP for Arundel and South Downs, said he had heard examples of his constituents having booked heating oil orders cancelled.

From BBC

My New Year’s resolution is to walk in Griffith Park once every other week.

From Los Angeles Times

Griffiths said her behaviour was proof she would "draw a line" between her professional and personal life, claiming she had never used a private investigator or hacked a phone.

From BBC