Definition of Lawrence of arabia

1. Noun. Welsh soldier who from 1916 to 1918 organized the Arab revolt against the Turks; he later wrote an account of his adventures (1888-1935).

Exact synonyms: Lawrence, T. E. Lawrence, Thomas Edward Lawrence
Generic synonyms: Soldier, Author, Writer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lawrence Of Arabia

Lavinia
Lavoisier
Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
Lavukaleve
Law
Law French
Law of Conservation of Ninjutsu
Law of Demeter
Law of Moses
Lawanda
Lawrence
Lawrence Durrell
Lawrence George Durrell
Lawrence Peter Berra
Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrenson
Lawrentian
Lawrie
Laws
Lawson
Lawson's cedar
Lawson's cypress
Lawson criterion
Lawton
Laxmana
Laxmi
Layia
Layia platyglossa
Layla

Literary usage of Lawrence of arabia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Jordan by Jack Altman (2000)
"The best-known. at Azraq. was a headquarters for Lawrence of Arabia and Faisal ibn ... Lawrence of Arabia wrote of "the blue fort on its rock above the ..."

2. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attended premiere of film Lawrence of Arabia. 14. The Queen opened new Langton river entrance at Liverpool Docks. 22. ..."

3. The Table Talk of John Selden by John Selden, Richard Milward (1892)
"... a fraud and is quite willing to leave the command to a private (drawn from Lawrence of Arabia), if he can only be left in peace with his water-colors; ..."

4. American Vulgar: The Politics of Manipulation Versus the Culture of Awareness by Robert Grudin (2006)
"Here is TE Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") recounting his arrival in the Arabian city of Jeddah: It was indeed a remarkable town. The streets were alleys, ..."

5. Adventure Guide to Ireland by Tina Neylon (2004)
"Colonel Pierce Joyce was the last owner; he was a friend of Lawrence of Arabia. Today the library and drawing room of Tara Hall are among showrooms where ..."

6. The Sirdar: Sir Reginald Wingate and the British Empire in the Middle Eastby M. W. Daly by M. W. Daly (1997)
"... than his famous contemporaries, romantic figures such as Gordon of Khartoum and Lawrence of Arabia. This biography corrects the historical imbalance. ..."

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