Lee
WordNet
noun
(1) The side of something that is sheltered from the wind
(2) American general who led the Confederate armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870)
(3) Soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818)
(4) Leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American colonies (1732-1794)
(5) United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926)
(6) United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)
(7) United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)
(8) United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of Black culture in America (born in 1957)
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
- for someone who lived near a meadow (the Anglo-Saxon for meadow being ley or leag).
- of Chinese origin, a variant of Li (See: 李).
- derived from the surname, or a nickname for names such as Leo and Leroy
- popular in conjoined names such as Lee Ann or Mary Lee.
- Any of various place names, including a river in England, and a river in Co. Cork, Ireland.