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Baldwin

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Noun

1. baldwin, james arthur baldwin, james baldwin

United States author who was an outspoken critic of racism (1924-1987)

2. 1st earl baldwin of bewdley, baldwin, stanley baldwin

English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1867-1947)

3. baldwin

an American eating apple with red or yellow and red skin

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Baldwin

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noun
1. 
James Arthur. 1924–87, US Black writer, whose works include the novel Go Tell it on the Mountain (1954)
2. 
Stanley, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley. 1867–1947, British Conservative statesman: prime minister (1923–24, 1924–29, 1935–37)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Baldwin

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noun
1. 
a masculine name
2.  US
a moderately tangy, red winter apple
1. 
Baldwin I1058?-1118; crusader & king of Jerusalem (1100-18)
2. 
James (Arthur)1924-87; U.S. novelist & essayist
3. 
James Mark1861-1934; U.S. psychologist & philosopher
4. 
Stanley1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley 1867-1947; Brit. statesman: prime minister (1923-24; 1924-29; 1935-37)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Baldwin

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n.
A variety of apple having red or red-and-yellow skin and yellowish flesh.
British prime minister (1923-1929 and 1935-1937) who responded to the General Strike of 1926 with the Trade Disputes Act of 1927, an antiunion bill, and facilitated the abdication of Edward VIII (1936).
American civil rights activist. In 1918 he helped found the American Civil Liberties Union, which he directed from 1920 to 1950.
American writer and outspoken critic of racism whose works include Go Tell It on the Mountain (1953), a novel, and Notes of a Native Son (1955), a collection of essays.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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