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name
A male given name from the Germanic languages; rather rare in English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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name
A male given name from the Germanic languages; rather rare in English.
Baldwin IV, king of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem from 1174 to 1187. Also known as the leper king.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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name
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Stanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename:
A township in the Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename:
A community in the town of Georgina, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename:
A locality in the United States:
A town in Duval County, Florida.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename:
A locality in the United States:
A city in Banks County and Habersham County, Georgia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename:
A locality in the United States:
A village in Randolph County, Illinois.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename:
A locality in the United States:
A minor city in Jackson County, Iowa.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename:
A locality in the United States:
A town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename:
A locality in the United States:
A town in Cumberland County, Maine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename:
A locality in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename:
A locality in the United States:
A neighbourhood of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename:
A locality in the United States:
A village, the county seat of Lake County, Michigan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename:
A locality in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Burleigh County, North Dakota.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename:
A locality in the United States:
A town in Chemung County, New York.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename:
A locality in the United States:
A hamlet in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename:
A locality in the United States:
A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, named after Henry Baldwin (judge).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename:
A locality in the United States:
A town and village in St. Croix County, Wisconsin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename:
A locality in the United States:
A number of townships, including in Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Dakota and Pennsylvania, listed under Baldwin Township.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
A placename:
Ellipsis of Baldwin County.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
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noun
A reddish, moderately acid, winter apple.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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noun
an American eating apple with red or yellow and red skin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: eating apple, dessert apple
noun
English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1867-1947)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: statesman, solon, national leader
noun
United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: James Baldwin, James Arthur Baldwin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: writer, author
History
From Proto-West Germanic *Balþawini, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (“bold friend”).
Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
