Wieland

1
[ vee-lahnt ]

nounGerman Mythology.

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Other definitions for Wieland (2 of 2)

Wieland2
[ vee-lahnt ]

noun
  1. Chris·toph Mar·tin [kris-tawf mahr-teen], /ˈkrɪs tɔf ˈmɑr tin/, 1733–1813, German poet, novelist, and critic.

  2. Hein·rich [hahyn-rikh], /ˈhaɪn rɪx/, 1877–1957, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1927.

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How to use Wieland in a sentence

  • He had been so long detained in America chiefly in consequence of Wieland's aversion to the scheme which he proposed.

    Wieland; or The Transformation | Charles Brockden Brown
  • It did not arise from the death of the Saxon lady: it was not a contagious emanation from the countenances of Wieland or Carwin.

    Wieland; or The Transformation | Charles Brockden Brown

British Dictionary definitions for Wieland (1 of 2)

Wieland1

/ (ˈviːlant) /


noun
  1. the German name for Wayland

British Dictionary definitions for Wieland (2 of 2)

Wieland2

/ (German ˈviːlant) /


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

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