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William

American  
[wil-yuhm] / ˈwɪl yəm /

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

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But Locklear’s second film, “The Skywayman” for studio head William Fox, would be his last.

From Los Angeles Times

William Webster, the then director of the bureau and a former St. Louis judge, immediately sent the long-lost memo to Washington.

From Slate

William Irvine, from the Ulster Farmers' Union, said: "We are very concerned about this development."

From BBC

Against Chelsea, they were missing both of their first-choice centre-halves, Gabriel and William Saliba, and I don't think it is a coincidence that, without them, they conceded from a Chelsea set-piece and did not look their usual threat from their own.

From BBC

Recently, Prince William joined forces with Canadian actor and comedian Eugene Levy for an episode of his travel comedy series that aired last month.

From BBC