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Wieland

1 American  
[vee-lahnt] / ˈviˌlɑnt /

noun

German Mythology.
  1. Wayland.


Wieland 2 American  
[vee-lahnt] / ˈviˌlɑnt /

noun

  1. Christoph Martin 1733–1813, German poet, novelist, and critic.

  2. Heinrich 1877–1957, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1927.


Wieland 1 British  
/ ˈviːlant /

noun

  1. the German name for Wayland

"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

Wieland 2 British  
/ ˈviːlant /

noun

  1. Christoph Martin (ˈkrɪstɔf ˈmartiːn). 1733–1813, German writer, noted esp for his verse epic Oberon (1780)

"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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While claiming her health was so poor she could not cook or wash herself, Wieland made 76 beauty appointments, visited 60 pubs, clubs and restaurants and spent money in foreign currencies.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

His brother Wieland died fighting with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

The aim is to raise public awareness about the "physical reality" of the conflict, museum curator Wieland Giebel told AFP.

From Barron's Feb. 24, 2026

The author carefully reveals the story of Fox’s fate, circling the Wieland wetlands ravine again and again.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2025

Wieland, in his youth, conceived a passionate love for Sophie, whom he introduced into the treasure house of poetry, but his enthusiastic love for her did not terminate in marriage.

From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Schoenfeld, Hermann

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