Wallace

American  

[wol-is, waw-lis] / ˈwɒl ɪs, ˈwɔ lɪs /

noun

1. Alfred Russel 1823–1913, English naturalist, explorer, and author.

2. George Corley 1919–98, U.S. politician: governor of Alabama 1963–67, 1971–79, and 1983–87.

3. Henry (Agard) 1888–1965, U.S. agriculturalist, author, and statesman: Secretary of Agriculture 1933–40; vice president of the U.S. 1941–45; Secretary of Commerce 1945–46.

4. Lewis Lew, 1827–1905, U.S. general and novelist.

5. Sir William. Also 1272?–1305, Scottish military leader and patriot.

6. (William Roy) DeWitt 1889–1981, and his wife, Lila Bell (Acheson), 1889–1984, U.S. magazine publishers.

7. a male given name: a Scottish family name meaning “Welshman, foreigner.”

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Wallace British  

/ ˈwɒlɪs /

noun

1. Alfred Russel. 1823–1913, British naturalist, whose work on the theory of natural selection influenced Charles Darwin

2. Edgar. 1875–1932, English crime novelist

3. Sir Richard. 1818–90, English art collector and philanthropist. His bequest to the nation forms the Wallace Collection, London

4. Sir William. ?1272–1305, Scottish patriot, who defeated the army of Edward I of England at Stirling (1297) but was routed at Falkirk (1298) and later executed

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Wallace Scientific  

/ wŏl′ĭs /

1. British naturalist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection independently of Charles Darwin. Wallace spent eight years (1854–62) traveling in Malaysia and assembling evidence for his theories, which he sent to Darwin in England. Their findings were first presented to the public in 1858.

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Example Sentences

His exit followed that of co-presenter Gregg Wallace, who was sacked after 45 allegations of misconduct against him were upheld.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Wallace said they stopped doing that this year after the cost of their order went up about $400.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Nicholas Wallace, by his own estimation, isn’t experiencing a financial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

London-born Wallace had his breakthrough role in 2019 as Moses in Babyteeth, before going on to feature in the Netflix teen drama The Society.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

But the Wallace in me still makes me want to face the enemy on my feet.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein