'Lewis' definitions:

Definition of 'Lewis'

(from WordNet)
noun
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935) [syn: Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis]
noun
United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961) [syn: Lewis, Carl Lewis, Frederick Carleton Lewis]
noun
United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809) [syn: Lewis, Meriwether Lewis]
noun
United States labor leader who was president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960 and president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1935 to 1940 (1880-1969) [syn: Lewis, John L. Lewis, John Llewelly Lewis]
noun
United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951) [syn: Lewis, Sinclair Lewis, Harry Sinclair Lewis]
noun
English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963) [syn: Lewis, C. S. Lewis, Clive Staples Lewis]

Definition of 'Lewis'

From: GCIDE
  • Lewis \Lew"is\ (l[=u]"[i^]s), Lewisson \Lew"is*son\ (-s[u^]n), n.
  • 1. An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be fitted into a dovetail mortise; -- used in hoisting large stones, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A kind of shears used in cropping woolen cloth. [1913 Webster]
  • Lewis hole, a hole wider at the bottom than at the mouth, into which a lewis is fitted. --De Foe. [1913 Webster]

Lewis, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lewis, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000) :
438
Housing Units (2000) :
196
Land area (2000) :
0.500017 sq. miles (1.295038 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.500017 sq. miles (1.295038 sq. km)
FIPS code :
44805
Located within :
Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location :
41.305277 N, 95.084514 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
51544
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Lewis, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lewis, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000) :
486
Housing Units (2000) :
226
Land area (2000) :
0.319096 sq. miles (0.826455 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.319096 sq. miles (0.826455 sq. km)
FIPS code :
39725
Located within :
Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location :
37.937014 N, 99.254728 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
67552
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Lewis -- U.S. County in Kentucky

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lewis -- U.S. County in Kentucky
Population (2000) :
14092
Housing Units (2000) :
6173
Land area (2000) :
484.488174 sq. miles (1254.818557 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
11.211384 sq. miles (29.037349 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
495.699558 sq. miles (1283.855906 sq. km)
Located within :
Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location :
38.544909 N, 83.340234 W

Lewis -- U.S. County in Idaho

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lewis -- U.S. County in Idaho
Population (2000) :
3747
Housing Units (2000) :
1795
Land area (2000) :
479.042935 sq. miles (1240.715453 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.765967 sq. miles (1.983845 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
479.808902 sq. miles (1242.699298 sq. km)
Located within :
Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
Location :
46.233719 N, 116.379388 W

Lewis -- U.S. County in Missouri

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lewis -- U.S. County in Missouri
Population (2000) :
10494
Housing Units (2000) :
4602
Land area (2000) :
505.007239 sq. miles (1307.962688 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
5.845667 sq. miles (15.140208 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
510.852906 sq. miles (1323.102896 sq. km)
Located within :
Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location :
40.085720 N, 91.675261 W

Lewis -- U.S. County in New York

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lewis -- U.S. County in New York
Population (2000) :
26944
Housing Units (2000) :
15134
Land area (2000) :
1275.423371 sq. miles (3303.331225 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
14.467496 sq. miles (37.470642 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1289.890867 sq. miles (3340.801867 sq. km)
Located within :
New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location :
43.766211 N, 75.450668 W

Lewis -- U.S. County in Tennessee

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lewis -- U.S. County in Tennessee
Population (2000) :
11367
Housing Units (2000) :
4821
Land area (2000) :
282.093961 sq. miles (730.619975 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.382643 sq. miles (0.991041 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
282.476604 sq. miles (731.611016 sq. km)
Located within :
Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
Location :
35.534193 N, 87.515191 W

Lewis -- U.S. County in Washington

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lewis -- U.S. County in Washington
Population (2000) :
68600
Housing Units (2000) :
29585
Land area (2000) :
2407.637208 sq. miles (6235.751476 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
28.627642 sq. miles (74.145249 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2436.264850 sq. miles (6309.896725 sq. km)
Located within :
Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location :
46.595802 N, 122.676792 W

Lewis -- U.S. County in West Virginia

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Lewis -- U.S. County in West Virginia
Population (2000) :
16919
Housing Units (2000) :
7944
Land area (2000) :
382.141616 sq. miles (989.742200 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
7.609903 sq. miles (19.709558 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
389.751519 sq. miles (1009.451758 sq. km)
Located within :
West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
Location :
39.015135 N, 80.482883 W

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