Guelph

¹

or Guelf

[ gwelf ]

noun

1. a member of the political party in medieval Italy and Germany that supported the sovereignty of the papacy against the German emperors: opposed to the Ghibellines.
2. a member of a secret society in Italy in the early 19th century that opposed foreign rulers and reactionary ideas.

Guelph

²

[ gwelf ]

noun

1. a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.

Guelph

¹

/ ɡwɛlf /

noun

1. a city in Canada, in SE Ontario. Pop: 106 920 (2001)

Guelph

²

/ ɡwɛlf /

noun

1. a member of the political faction in medieval Italy that supported the power of the pope against the German emperors Compare Ghibelline
2. a member of a secret society in 19th-century Italy opposed to foreign rule

Derived Forms

• ˈGuelphism, noun
• ˈGuelphic, adjective

Other Words From

• Guelphic Guelfic adjective
• Guelphism Guelfism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Guelph¹

1570–80; < Italian Guelfo < Middle High German Welf name of founder of a princely German family

Example Sentences

The effort "amps collaboration up to a new level," said Stuart McCook, a historian at the University of Guelph in Ontario who studies coffee and other tropical commodities and who is not involved in Innovea.

From Salon

The study team also included researchers from the University of British Columbia, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the University of Victoria, the University of Lethbridge, the University of Manitoba, l'Université Laval, the University of Guelph, and the Ontario Beekeepers' Association.

From Science Daily

She had a promising job as an assistant professor at the University of Guelph, in Ontario, and she had published significantly more peer-reviewed articles than some of her male colleagues.

From New York Times

“We want to address what is happening so that we can prevent something worse from happening,” said J. Scott Weese, professor at the Ontario Veterinary College and director of the University of Guelph’s Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses.

From Los Angeles Times

The senior author is Professor Tami A. Martino, PhD, distinguished chair in molecular and cardiovascular research at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada.

From Science Daily