Holyoake

American

[hohl-yohk, hoh-lee-ohk] / ˈhoʊl yoʊk, ˈhoʊ liˌoʊk /

noun

Sir Keith Jacka 1904–83, New Zealand political leader: prime minister 1957, 1960–72; governor general 1977–80.

Holyoake British

/ ˈhəʊlɪˌəʊk /

noun

Sir Keith Jacka (ˈdʒækə). 1904–83, New Zealand politician; prime minister (1957; 1960–72); governor general (1977–80)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Kiwi have been at the Washington zoo since 1968, when then-Prime Minister Keith Holyoake personally presented the facility with two of the birds.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

Holyoake came into possession of the Wallace document some 10 years ago.

From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2021

“Buyer and seller meet as friends; there is no overreaching on one side, and no suspicion on the other,” George Jacob Holyoake, the English reformer, wrote admiringly.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 18, 2019

The divorced mother of three was found in her home by Lee Holyoake, her stepfather, the Shropshire Coroner’s Court inquest was told.

From Fox News • Dec. 6, 2018

Miss H. Martineau will be happy to see Mr. Holyoake at tea on Wednesday evening next, if he can favour her with his company at seven o'clock.

From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Holyoake, George Jacob

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023