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  • noun anderson a river in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories, rising in lakes north of Great Bear Lake and flowing west and north to the Beaufort Sea. Length: about 580 km (360 miles) 3
  • noun anderson Carl David. 1905–91, US physicist, who discovered the positron in cosmic rays (1932): Nobel prize for physics 1936 3
  • noun anderson Elizabeth Garrett. 1836–1917, English physician and feminist: a campaigner for the admission of women to the professions 3
  • noun anderson James (Michael). born 1982, English cricketer; first Engish bowler to take 400 test match wickets 3
  • noun anderson John. 1893–1962, Australian philosopher, born in Scotland, whose theories are expounded in Studies in Empirical Philosophy (1962) 3
  • noun anderson Dame Judith, real name Frances Margaret Anderson. 1898–1992, Australian stage and film actress 3
  • noun anderson Lindsay (Gordon) 1923–94, British film and theatre director: his films include This Sporting Life (1963), If (1968), O Lucky Man! (1973), and The Whales of August (1987) 3
  • noun anderson Marian. 1902–93, US contralto, the first Black permanent member of the Metropolitan Opera Company, New York 3
  • noun anderson Philip Warren. born 1923, US physicist, noted for his work on solid-state physics. Nobel prize for physics 1977 3
  • noun anderson Sherwood. 1874–1941, US novelist and short-story writer, best known for Winesburg Ohio (1919), a collection of short stories illustrating small-town life 3
  • noun anderson Carl David1905-91; U.S. physicist; discovered the positron (1932) 3
  • noun anderson Dame Judith1898-1992; U.S. actress, born in Australia 3
  • noun anderson Marian1897-1993; U.S. contralto 3
  • noun anderson ˈMaxˌwell (ˈmæksˌwɛl ) ; maksˈwelˌ) ; ˈmækswəl ) ; maksˈwəl) 1888-1959; U.S. playwright 3
  • noun anderson ˈSherˌwood (ˈʃɜrˌwʊd ) ; shʉrˈwoodˌ) 1876-1941; U.S. novelist & short-story writer 3
  • noun anderson city in EC Ind.: pop. 60,000 3
  • noun anderson Carl David, 1905–91, U.S. physicist: discoverer of the positron; Nobel Prize 1936. 1
  • noun anderson Dame Judith, 1898–1992, Australian actress in the U.S. 1
  • noun anderson Margaret Caroline, 1893?–1973, U.S. editor and magazine publisher. 1
  • noun anderson Marian, 1902–93, U.S. contralto. 1
  • noun anderson Maxwell, 1888–1959, U.S. dramatist. 1
  • noun anderson Philip Warren, born 1923, U.S. physicist: developer of solid-state circuitry; Nobel Prize 1977. 1
  • noun anderson Sherwood, 1876–1941, U.S. novelist and short-story writer. 1
  • noun anderson a city in central Indiana. 1
  • noun anderson a city in NW South Carolina. 1
  • noun anderson a river in the Northwest Territories, N Canada, flowing N and W to the Beaufort Sea. 465 miles (748 km) long. 1
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