lawrence

IPA: ɫˈɔrʌns

Root Word: Lawrence

A male given name from Latin, the usual spelling of Laurence in the U.S.; masculine of Lauren
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A placename:
A city, the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas, United States.
A city in Massachusetts, United States and one of the two county seats of Essex County.
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Lawrence Township.
A small town in Otago, New Zealand, named after Henry Montgomery Lawrence.
A haze caused by heat; named after a third-century Christian killed by Emperor Valerian by being burned.
(US, law, sexuality, US politics, informal, uncountable) Ellipsis of Lawrence v. Texas. A 2003 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex sexual relations; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.

Examples of "lawrence" in Sentences

Lawrence C. Katz was an American neurobiologist.
Lawrence has made a perfect commercial potboiler.
Mabye the USCMA undereditmated the scope of lawrence.
Lawrence condemned the girl as a liar and left the area.
He is coauthor, with David Lawrence, of the book Managing Usenet.
Volant is a borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Wampum is a borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The bulk of the evidence for the arrest warrant was Lawrence's statement.
Another famous resident is the comedienne and comic actress Josie Lawrence.
At the time, Lawrence was facing destitution and he wrote this as a potboiler.
An optician, Lawrence Gaunt Opticians, has operated in the area for many years.
Bart Rudolph, Transportation Planner at 832-3165 or brudolph@ci.lawrence. us. ks.
Most geologists have known about the rifting in Ethiopia for some time. lawrence ndeto
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