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Definition of Baldwin
1. Noun. United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987).
2. Noun. English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1867-1947).
Generic synonyms: National Leader, Solon, Statesman
3. Noun. An American eating apple with red or yellow and red skin.
Definition of Baldwin
1. n. A kind of reddish, moderately acid, winter apple.
Definition of Baldwin
1. Proper noun. (Germanic male given name); rather rare in English. ¹
2. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹
3. Proper noun. Stanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister. ¹
4. Proper noun. King Baldwin IV, ruler of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem before the takeover of Saladin in 1187. He died in 1185 of complications of the socially unacceptable disease of leprosy. Also known as the leper king. ¹
5. Noun. (US) A reddish, moderately acid, winter apple. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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Literary usage of Baldwin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of national biography by Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (1901)
"baldwin and Lafontaine'* administration, which lasted from September of 1*4:?
... baldwin met this with determined boldness ; nor was he legs hostile to a ..."
2. Cavendish by Russell K. McCormmach, Christa Jungnickel (1996)
"baldwin responded that it was Cavendish's lawyer, Thomas Dunn, who was causing the
... "I know you dont like long letters," baldwin wrote in a postscript to ..."
3. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1884)
"That the name of baldwin, in various orthographical forms, was prevalent in the
county of ... One of these is that of Richard baldwin, who died 21 Sept. ..."
4. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1902)
"baldwin accepted the character of his son and champion ; but no sooner was he
... It was here that Tancred and baldwin separated from the main array. ..."
5. Bulletin by Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (1911)
"loam, and baldwin silt loam. Other upland soils are the Auburn loam, ...
The baldwin loam occupies the central and eastern part of St. Croix county, ..."
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