Wałęsa

[ vuh-wen-suh ]

noun
  1. Lech [lek], /lɛk/, born 1943, Polish labor leader: a leader of Solidarity 1980; president 1990–96; Nobel Peace Prize 1983.

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How to use Wałęsa in a sentence

  • To give the award to Albert Schweitzer, or Nelson Mandela or Desmond Tutu or Lech Walesa or Andrei Sakharov is one thing.

    A Prize Too Far | Christopher Buckley | October 10, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Wałęsa

Wałęsa

/ (væˈwɛnsə) /


noun
  1. Lech (lɛç). born 1943, Polish statesman: president of Poland (1990–95); leader of the independent trade union Solidarity 1980–90; Nobel peace prize 1983

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