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William

American  
[wil-yuhm] / ˈwɪl jəm /

noun

  1. Prince William Duke of Cornwall and Cambridge, born 1982, heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom (son of Charles III).

  2. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter W.

  3. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “will” and “helmet.”


William British  
/ ˈwɪljəm /

noun

  1. known as William the Lion. ?1143–1214, king of Scotland (1165–1214)

  2. 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

"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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"William is not fit and we are desperate to have him back because we know what he offers," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Otherwise, its potentially $2 trillion debut will have to wait, writes William Gavin.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Only William Wyler and David Lean have pulled it off.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Harry, the second son of King Charles III and estranged brother of heir to the throne Prince William, married the American Meghan, a former actress, at Windsor Castle in May 2018.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Some of the greatest players in the United States were Collins’s pupils, such as the Byrne brothers and William Lombardy.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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