William
Americannoun
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Prince William Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge, born 1982, heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom (son of Charles III).
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a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter W.
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a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “will” and “helmet.”
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known as William the Lion. ?1143–1214, king of Scotland (1165–1214)
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Prince. born 1982, Duke of Cambridge, first son of Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales. In 2011 he married Kate Middleton (born 1982); their son, Prince George, was born in 2013
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This programme called Climate Worx, under the office of President William Ruto, is meant to rehabilitate Nairobi's rivers.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
President Ulysses S. Grant’s secretary of war, William Belknap, was impeached for taking bribes—an ordinary tawdry case of personal corruption.
From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2026
The event will also feature Li Chen, co-founder of robotics company Unitree, and William Shi, European president of its rival Agibot.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026
Prince William has called for a military culture that is more inclusive and respectful of women - and has warned that at present those values are not always being met.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
It was a lovely poem by Mr. William Wordsworth, called “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud,” although nowadays most people simply know it as “Daffodils,” as that is what the poem is about.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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