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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

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Wieland 2 British  
/ ˈviːlant /

noun

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

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After her luxury trip to Mexico, Wieland submitted a review claiming her condition had got worse.

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

He was fond only of serious poetry," continues Wieland; "the pathetic and vigorous writers; and, above all, the tragic poets.

From Napoleon's Letters to Josephine by Hall, Henry Foljambe