Straus

American  

[strous, shtrous] / straʊs, ʃtraʊs /

noun

1. Isidor, 1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).

2. Nathan, 1848–1931, U.S. retail merchant, born in Bavaria.

3. Oscar 1870–1954, Austrian composer.

4. Oscar Solomon, 1850–1926, U.S. diplomat, jurist, and government official, born in Bavaria: Secretary of Commerce and Labor 1906–09.

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Straus British  

/ straʊs /

noun

1. Oscar (ɔskar). 1870–1954, French composer, born in Austria, noted for such operettas as Waltz Dream (1907) and The Chocolate Soldier (1908)

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Example Sentences

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From Los Angeles Times

The watch, which had remained in the family of Mr and Mrs Straus, was sold at Henry Aldridge and Son Auctioneers in Devizes, Wiltshire, on Saturday.

From BBC

Mr Straus was a Bavaria-born American businessman, politician, and co-owner of Macy's department store in New York.

From BBC

The body of Ida Straus was never found.

From BBC

A letter written by Mrs Straus on Titanic stationery and posted while she was onboard the ship, which was built in Belfast, fetched £100,000 at the auction.

From BBC