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wallis
/ˈwɔlɪs/
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What does wallis mean?
proper noun
- An English ethnic surname transferred from the nickname for someone with Welsh ancestry.
- A female given name.
- An unincorporated community in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States.
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proper noun
- A city in Austin County, Texas, United States, named after railroad director J. E. Wallis.
- A hamlet in Ambleston community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN0125).
- A canton of Switzerland (the German name)
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈwɔlɪs/
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Colonel Wallis had known Mr Elliot long, had been well acquainted also with his wife, had perfectly understood the whole story.
It appeared from his description of them, that these were probably Boscawen and Keppel's Islands, which were discovered by Captain Wallis.
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The marshal frequently came on board to arrest him, but was always prevented by the address of the first lieutenant, Mr. Wallis.
They were accompanied by that delightful author and critic A. Wallis Meyers.
The pillars weigh sixty-five tons, and a local tradition affirms that the coralline conglomerate out of which they were hewn was brought from Wallis Island, more than a thousand miles off.