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Lewis (given name) Lewis () is a masculine English given name, English-language given name. It was coined as an anglicisation of given names in other languages. "Lewis" has been used to anglicise the Irish language, Irish name "'", the German name "", and the French ...
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Lewis (surname) Lewis is a surname in the English language. It has several independent origins. One of the origins of the surname, in England and Wales, is from the Norman personal name ''Lowis'', ''Lodovicus''. This name is from the post-Classical Latin name ' ...
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Music

* Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * " Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead from ''My Iron Lung''


Places

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Lewis (crater) Lewis is a crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies along the western edge of the Montes Cordillera mountains that surround the Mare Orientale Mare Orientale (Latin ''orientāle'', the "eastern sea") is a lunar mare. It is located on the ...
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Isle of Lewis The Isle of Lewis ( gd, Eilean Leòdhais) or simply Lewis ( gd, Leòdhas, ) is the northern part of Lewis and Harris, the largest island of the Western Isles or Outer Hebrides archipelago in Scotland. The two parts are frequently referred to as ...
, the northern part of Lewis and Harris, Western Isles, Scotland


United States

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Lewis, Colorado Lewis is an unincorporated town, a post office, and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The Lewis post office has the ZIP Code 81327. At the 2020 census, the population of the L ...
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Lewis, Indiana Lewis, also known as Lewisburg or Centerville, is an unincorporated community in Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Originally platted entirely within Vigo County, it has now expanded into adjacent Sullivan County. It is part of the Terre ...
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Lewis, Iowa Lewis is a city in Cass County, Iowa, United States, along the East Nishnabotna River. The population was 357 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography Lewis is located at (41.305277, -95.084514). According to the United States Census Bureau, ...
* Lewis, Kansas * Lewis Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts *
Lewis, Missouri Lewis is an unincorporated community in Henry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History Lewis was originally called "Lewis Station", and under the latter name was platted in 1876, and named after Howell Lewis, the original owner of the to ...
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Lewis, Essex County, New York : ''There is another Town of Lewis in Lewis County, New York.'' Lewis is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 1,382 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Morgan Lewis, the governor of New York at the tim ...
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Lewis, Lewis County, New York : ''There is another Town of Lewis in Essex County, New York.'' Lewis is a town in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 854 at the 2010 census. The town is named after its county, which is named after former governor, Mor ...
* Lewis, North Carolina *
Lewis, Vermont Lewis is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for landholders Nathan, Sevignior, and Timothy Lewis. Although incorporated by the state, the town was never formally organized, since it never gained a sufficiently la ...
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Lewis, Wisconsin Lewis is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Clam Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. Lewis is located on Wisconsin Highway 35 northeast of Frederic. As of the 2010 census, its population is 164. History Th ...


Ships

* USS ''Lewis'' (1861), a sailing ship * USS ''Lewis'' (DE-535), a destroyer escort in commission from 1944 to 1946


Science

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Lewis structure Lewis structures, also known as Lewis dot formulas, Lewis dot structures, electron dot structures, or Lewis electron dot structures (LEDS), are diagrams that show the bonding between atoms of a molecule, as well as the lone pairs of electrons t ...
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Lewis acids and bases A Lewis acid (named for the American physical chemist Gilbert N. Lewis) is a chemical species that contains an empty orbital which is capable of accepting an electron pair from a Lewis base to form a Lewis adduct. A Lewis base, then, is any spe ...
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Lewis antigen system The Lewis antigen system is a human blood group system. It is based upon two genes on chromosome 19: FUT3, or Lewis gene; and FUT2, or Secretor gene. Both genes are expressed in glandular epithelia. FUT2 has a dominant allele which codes for an e ...
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Lewis number The Lewis number (Le) is a dimensionless number defined as the ratio of thermal diffusivity to mass diffusivity. It is used to characterize fluid flows where there is simultaneous heat and mass transfer. The Lewis number puts the thickness of the ...
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Lewis rat A laboratory rat or lab rat is a brown rat of the subspecies '' Rattus norvegicus domestica'' which is bred and kept for scientific research. While less commonly used for research than mice (see laboratory mouse), rats have served as an import ...
, an inbred strain of laboratory rat


Television

* ''Lewis'' (TV series), a British television detective series * Lewis (''The Simpsons''), a character in ''The Simpsons''


Other uses

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Lewis (cat) Lewis is the name of a cat from Fairfield, Connecticut, who garnered mass media attention for being placed under house arrest in March 2006. At the time of his arrest Lewis was five years old, placing his birthdate between the years 2000 and 2 ...
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Lewis (lifting appliance) Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * " Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohe ...
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Lewis (robot) {{Other uses, Lewis (disambiguation) Lewis (named after Meriwether Lewis) is an autonomous robot that performs the job of a wedding photographer: it attends social events, moves around, and takes digital photographs of people. It is a research ...
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Lewis (satellite) Lewis was an American satellite which was to have been operated by NASA as part of the Small Satellite Technology Initiative. It carried two experimental Earth imaging instruments, and an ultraviolet astronomy payload. Due to a design flaw i ...
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HP Lewis The Saturn family of 4-bit ( datapath) microprocessors was developed by Hewlett-Packard in the 1980s first for the HP-71B handheld computer and then later for various HP calculators (starting with the HP-18C). It succeeded the ''Nut'' fami ...
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Lewis's Lewis's was a chain of British department stores that operated from 1856 to 2010. The owners of Lewis's have gone into administration many times over the years, including 1991. The first store, which opened in Liverpool city centre, became ...
, a chain of department stores in England and Scotland (1856-1990s), originating in Liverpool * Lewis & Co, a firm of organ builders in Brixton, London from 1860 to 1919 *
Lewis University Lewis University is a private Roman Catholic and Lasallian university in Romeoville, Illinois, United States. The enrollment is currently around 6,800 students. Lewis offers more than 80 undergraduate majors and programs of study, 22 graduate pro ...
, a private school in Romeoville, Illinois


See also

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Fort Lewis, Washington Fort Lewis was a United States Army post from 1917 to 2010 located south-southwest of Tacoma, Washington. Fort Lewis was merged with McChord Air Force Base on 1 February 2010 to form Joint Base Lewis–McChord. Fort Lewis, named after Meriwe ...
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John Lewis & Partners John Lewis & Partners (formerly and commonly known as John Lewis) is a brand of high-end department stores operating throughout the UK, with concessions also located in the Republic of Ireland and Australia. The brand sells general merchandis ...
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John Lewis Partnership The John Lewis Partnership plc (JLP) is a British company which operates John Lewis & Partners department stores, Waitrose & Partners supermarkets, its banking and financial services, and other retail-related activities. The privately-held p ...
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Justice Lewis (disambiguation) Justice Lewis may refer to: * Charles Lundy Lewis (1852–1936), associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court *Clive Lewis (judge) (born 1960), judge of the High Court of Justice of England * David Lewis (Indiana judge) (1909–1985), associate ...
* Lewes (disambiguation) * ''Lewis and Clark''-class dry cargo ship, a class of vessels *
Lewis and Harris Lewis and Harris ( gd, Leòdhas agus na Hearadh, sco, Lewis an Harris), or Lewis with Harris, is a single Scottish island in the Outer Hebrides, divided by mountains. It is the largest island in Scotland and the list of islands in the British ...
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Lewis Bridge (disambiguation) Lewis Bridge may refer to: * Lewis Bridge (Missouri River), in Missouri, United States * Lewis Bridge (Keya Paha River), Springview, Nebraska and Wewela, South Dakota, United States See also * Lewis Bandt Bridge * Lewis River (disambiguation) ...
* Lewis chessmen, medieval chess pieces discovered on the Isle of Lewis * Lewis County (disambiguation) * Lewis gun, a machine gun * Lewis Island (disambiguation) *
Lewis River (disambiguation) Lewis River may refer to: * Lewis River (Alaska) * Lewis River (Canterbury), New Zealand * Lewis River (West Coast), New Zealand * Lewis River (Washington) * Lewis River (Wyoming) *the former name of the Snake River The Snake River is a major ...
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Lewis Township (disambiguation) Lewis Township may refer to: * Lewis Township, Scott County, Arkansas, in Scott County, Arkansas * Lewis Township, Clay County, Indiana * Lewis Township, Pottawattamie County, Iowa * Lewis Township, Gove County, Kansas * Lewis Township, Holt Co ...
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Lewis Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation) Lewis Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania: Located in this fine township of Union County is Millmont and Hartleton. *Lewis Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Lewis Township is a township in Lycoming County ...
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Lewisburg (disambiguation) Lewisburg is the name of several places in the United States of America: *Lewisburg, Indiana *Lewisburg, Kentucky *Lewisburg, former name of Melber, Kentucky *Lewisburg, Ohio *Lewisburg, Oregon *Lewisburg, Pennsylvania *Lewisburg, Tennessee *Lewisb ...
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Lewisite Lewisite (L) (A-243) is an organoarsenic compound. It was once manufactured in the U.S., Japan, Germany and the Soviet Union for use as a Chemical warfare, chemical weapon, acting as a vesicant (blister agent) and lung irritant. Although the substa ...
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Lewiston (disambiguation) Lewiston may refer to: Places United States * Lewiston, Alabama * Lewiston, California * Lewiston, Georgia *Lewiston, Idaho ** Lewiston, Idaho metropolitan area * Lewiston, Indiana *Lewiston, Maine **Lewiston, Maine metropolitan area * Lewiston, ...
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Lewistown (disambiguation) Lewistown is the name of several places in the United States of America: *Lewiston, Idaho *Lewistown, Illinois *Lewistown, Kentucky *Lewiston, Maine, originally called Lewistown *Lewistown, Frederick County, Maryland *Lewistown, Talbot County, Maryl ...
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Lewisville (disambiguation) Lewisville may refer to the following places: Canada * Lewisville, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of the cities of Moncton and Dieppe United States *Lewisville, Arkansas *Lewisville, Idaho *Lewisville, Indiana * Lewisville, Minnesota * ...
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Louis (disambiguation) Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis ( ...
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Louise (disambiguation) Louise or Luise may refer to: * Louise (given name) Arts Songs * "Louise" (Bonnie Tyler song), 2005 * "Louise" (The Human League song), 1984 * "Louise" (Jett Rebel song), 2013 * "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929 *"Louise", by Clan o ...
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Luas Luas (pronounced ; Irish for "speed") is a tram/ light rail system in Dublin, Ireland. There are two main lines: the Green Line, which began operating on 30 June 2004, and the Red Line which opened on 26 September 2004. Since then, both lin ...
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Luis (disambiguation) Luis is a male given name. It can also refer to: * Luis (letter) Luis (ᚂ) is the second letter ( Irish "letter": sing.''fid'', pl.''feda'') of the Ogham alphabet, derived either from ''luise'' "flame" or from ''lus'' "herb". Its Proto-Indo-E ...
* SS ''Lewis Hamilton'', former name of the ''Indus'' * USNS ''Lewis and Clark'' (T-AKE-1), a United States Navy dry cargo ship * USS ''Lewis and Clark'' (SSBN-644), a United States Navy ballistic missile submarine * USS ''Milton Lewis'' (DE-772), a United States Navy destroyer escort {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis (Disambiguation)