wallace

IPA: wˈɔɫʌs

Root Word: Wallace

(countable) A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, notably of the Scottish patriot William Wallace.
(countable) A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.
A placename:
A town in Victoria, Australia.
A locale in Canada.
A community in Nova Scotia; named for William Wallace.
A community in Ontario.
The Rural Municipality of Wallace No. 243, a rural municipality in eastern Saskatchewan.
A locale in the United States.
A census-designated place in Calaveras County, California; named for surveyor John Wallace.
A city, the county seat of Shoshone County, Idaho; named for founder Col. William R. Wallace.
A town in Indiana; named for Indiana governor David Wallace.
A city in Kansas; named for the nearby Fort Wallace.
A census-designated place in Louisiana.
An unincorporated community in Curtis Township, Alcona County, Michigan.
An unincorporated community in Mellen Township, Menominee County, Michigan.
An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for a railroad official.
A village in Nebraska.
A town in North Carolina.
A census-designated place in South Carolina.
A town in South Dakota; named for the original owner of the town site.
A census-designated place in Harrison County, West Virginia.

Examples of "wallace" in Sentences

It becomes blaspheme even to Wallace.
The geology of the Wallace line explains the biology.
Linguist Wallace Chafe finds the relationship unlikely.
He was the father of the anthropologist Anthony F. C. Wallace.
The idea won Wallace Johnson widespread acclaim and adulation.
The truckers prevail and The Duck handcuffs Wallace to a barstool.
Jack Short was the betrayer of Scottish legend Sir William Wallace.
Moreover, Wallace's films prefigure developments in Hollywood comedy.
The issue became a drag on Wallace's candidacy for the rest of the campaign.
John Wallace's financial motivations led him to intentionally mismanage the sanitation plant.