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Villiers

American  
[vil-erz, vil-yerz] / ˈvɪl ərz, ˈvɪl jərz /

noun

  1. Frederic, 1852–1922, English artist and war correspondent.

  2. George. Buckingham, 1st Duke of.

  3. George. Buckingham, 2nd Duke of.


Villiers British  
/ ˈvɪljəz, ˈvɪləz /

noun

  1. George. See (Dukes of) Buckingham

"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

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De Villiers leads the analytical chemistry research group in SU's Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Siya Kolisi may return to the back row after recovering from a hamstring injury, but Erasmus has also named Paul de Villiers as a back-up at blindside flanker in case Kolisi is not ready.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Prof. André de Villiers, who led the study and heads the analytical chemistry research group at SU, said the results were striking.

From Science Daily ● May 1, 2026

By 1672, George Villiers wrote in his play ”The Rehearsal”:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

I knew such measures would come, but I had not expected to receive my bans in the remote town of Villiers.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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