Definitions for Harris
ˈhær ɪsHar·ris

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Harris, Joel Harris, Joel Chandler Harris(noun)

   United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)

2. Harris, Zellig Harris, Zellig Sabbatai Harris(noun)

   United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992)

3. Harris, Townsend Harris(noun)

   United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878)

4. Harris, Frank Harris, James Thomas Harris(noun)

   Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)

5. Harris, Bomber Harris, Sir Arthur Travers Harris(noun)

   British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)

6. Harris, Benjamin Harris(noun)

   publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713)

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1. Harris(ProperNoun)

   An English and Welsh patronymic surname derived from Harry, the medieval form of Henry.

2. Harris(ProperNoun)

   Harris, an island in the Outer Hebrides

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1. Harris

   Harris is the southern and more mountainous part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Although not an island itself, Harris is often referred to as the Isle of Harris, which is the former postal county and the current post town for Royal Mail postcodes starting HS3 or HS5. See HS postcode area. A person from Harris is known as a Hearach.

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1. harris

   Song lyrics by harris -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by harris on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Harris' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4559

Anagrams for Harris »

1. sirrah, Sirrah

2. Sirrah

How to pronounce Harris?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Harris in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Harris in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Harris in a Sentence

1. Howard University:

   Throughout Kamala Harris career, the vice president-elect has carried Kamala Harris Howard education with Kamala Harris, ensuring that Kamala Harris adhere to truth and service and inspiring Kamala Harris to achieve unprecedented levels of excellence.

2. James Clyburn:

   I agree with him on that, i do n’t think a racist country would have elected Barack Obama as president, or Kamala Harris as vice president.

3. Mark Baldassare:

   Sen. Harris has to prove to( California) voters just like any other Democratic presidential candidate --' What are you going to do for me ?' and' Where do you stand on the issues ?' and' Are you the person who is most likely to defeat Donald Trump ?' the name identification associated with being the state's senator and somebody who's been on the ballot -- it's not an advantage right now.

4. Alirio Jose Zambrano:

   We really do just hope that President Biden really does keep our family in President Biden heart, that Vice President Harris keeps our family in their hearts.

5. Peter Ambler:

   It has gone from the third rail to a main issue that will provide a key contrast to Donald Trump, being first with a proposal like this speaks to Sen. Harris' courage and the degree to which she's speaking to the issue. It's a bold proposal.

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