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.”
noun
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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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Mutua was initially Kenya's foreign minister when President William Ruto came to power in 2022.
From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026
Nowhere is that clearer than in Virginia, where two neighboring counties, Loudoun and Prince William, offer starkly different visions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
He points to evangelical Anglicans like William Wilberforce who championed abolition.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
William Gavin explored how investors were adding exposure to SpaceX through exchange-traded funds and options trades.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
Old William Tell himself couldn’t have shot any straighter than I did.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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