Mandeville

[ man-duh-vil ]

noun

1. Bernard de [d, uh], c1670–1733, English physician and satirist, born in Holland.
2. Sir John, died 1372, English compiler of a book of travels.

Mandeville

/ ˈmændəvɪl /

noun

1. MandevilleBernard de?16701733MEnglishDutchWRITING: author Bernard de. ?1670–1733, English author, born in Holland, noted for his satire The Fable of the Bees (1723)
2. MandevilleSir John14th century14th centuryMEnglishWRITING: writer Sir John. 14th century, English author of The Travels of Sir John Mandeville. The book claims to be an account of the author's journeys in the East but is largely a compilation from other works

Example Sentences

Brentwood is a land of canyons, from moneyed Mandeville Canyon to Harris’ Kenter Canyon.

From Los Angeles Times

Harris isn’t even the only canyon dweller to mount a president campaign: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who dropped out of the race in August, lives in a $6.6-million Mandeville Canyon home, according to reports.

From Los Angeles Times

It was hoped he could eventually be moved to Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, where there is the internationally-renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre.

From BBC

The Paris Paralympics flame has been lit in the British village of Stoke Mandeville, widely considered the birthplace of the Paralympic Games.

From Los Angeles Times

Sir Ludwig Guttman, a neurologist who was working with World War II veterans with spinal injuries at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, began using sport as part of the rehabilitation programmes of his patients.

From BBC