Definitions for Wallace
ˈwɒl ɪs, ˈwɔ lɪsWal·lace

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1. Wallace, Sir William Wallacenoun

   Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)

2. Wallace, Edgar Wallace, Richard Horatio Edgar Wallacenoun

   English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932)

3. Wallace, Alfred Russel Wallacenoun

   English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913)

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1. Wallacenoun

   A Scottish surname, notably of the Scottish patriot William Wallace.

2. Wallacenoun

   A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.

3. Wallacenoun

   A town in Victoria, Australia.

4. Wallacenoun

   A locale in Canada. A community in Nova Scotia; named for William Wallace. A community in Ontario.

5. Wallacenoun

   A locale in the United States. A town in North Carolina. A census-designated place in South Carolina. A city, the county seat of Shoshone County, Idaho; named for founder Col. William R. Wallace. A census-designated place in Louisiana. A census-designated place in Calaveras County, California; named for surveyor John Wallace. A village in Nebraska. A town in Indiana; named for Indiana governor David Wallace. A town in South Dakota; named for the original owner of the town site. A city in Kansas; named for the nearby Fort Wallace. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for a railroad official.

6. Etymology: An Old English byname for a Welshman or Breton, from Anglo-Norman waleis ("foreign").

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1. Wallace

   Wallace is a historic city in the Panhandle region of the U.S. state of Idaho and the county seat of Shoshone County in the Silver Valley mining district. Wallace sits alongside the South Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River and the town's population was 784 at the 2010 census. Wallace is the principal town of the Coeur d'Alene silver-mining district, which produced more silver than any other mining district in the United States. Burke-Canyon Road runs through historic mining communities — many of them now deserted — north and eastward toward the Montana border. East of Wallace, the Route of the Hiawatha and the Lookout Pass ski area are popular with locals and tourists. The elevation is 2,728 feet above sea level.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wallace in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wallace in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Wallace in a Sentence

1. President Trump:

   President Trump also endorsed masks in an interview withFox News Chris Wallace. Im a believer in masks, i think masks are good.

2. Vince Warren:

   Just after 9/11 many were afraid of the work the Center was doing, and yet H. Scott Wallace ’73 of the Wallace Global Fund, stepped up and helped.

3. Jonathan Aitchison:

   The Wallace line -- named after its discoverer Alfred Russel Wallace -- delineates major biological division separating the species with Asian origins from those with Australasian ones.

4. Danielle Outlaw:

   There are several questions that need to be answered... including what the officers knew when they responded, what was put out by radio and how any previous contact with Mr. Wallace factored into yesterday.

5. Chris Wallace:

   Donald Trump was Donald Trump and Chris Wallace was among the abused.

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