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Definition of Owens
1. Noun. United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980).
Definition of Owens
1. Proper noun. (surname from=given names) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Owens
Literary usage of Owens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lancet (1898)
"University College; I. Walker Hall, Owens College; ЛТ. a. Henderson and JEW McFall.
University College; KA Seta- ham, Owens College; WF Oyston and JA Reed, ..."
2. Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1989 by Bruce A. Ragsdale, Joel D. Treese (1996)
"(Office of Representative Owens) United States Representative Democrat of New
York Ninety-eighth—One Hundred First Congresses Major Owens entered Congress ..."
3. Complete Report on Construction of the Los Angeles Aqueduct: With by Los Angeles (Calif.), Board of Public Service Commissioners (1916)
"WATER SUPPLY OF Owens VALLEY The Owens Valley lies between the easterly base of
... The waters of Owens River rise on the high peaks of the Sierra Nevadas. ..."
4. A History of Methodism: Comprising a View of the Rise of this Revival of by Holland Nimmons McTyeire (1888)
"They lifted their hats and kneeled on the ground, while Thomas Owens prayed so
... The sons of Owens and Robertson were converted and were among the first ..."
5. The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society by American-Irish Historical Society (1911)
"Former State Senator James W. Owens died at his home, No. ... Mr. Owens cut his
foot while visiting Atlantic City last fall and blood poisoning developed, ..."
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