Wellesley

American  

[welz-lee] / ˈwɛlz li /

noun

1. Arthur. Wellington, 1st Duke of.

2. his brother Robert Colley 1st Marquis, 1760–1842, British statesman and administrator, born in Ireland: governor general of India 1797–1805.

3. a city in E Massachusetts, near Boston.

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Wellesley British  

/ ˈwɛlzlɪ /

noun

1. Arthur. See (1st Duke of) Wellington 2

2. his brother, Richard Colley, Marquis Wellesley. 1760–1842, British administrator. As governor general of Bengal (1797–1805) he consolidated British power in India

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Example Sentences

Elite schools like Harvard, Columbia, Emory and Wellesley have added essay questions in the last couple of years asking applicants to recount a dispute with someone whose beliefs differ from their own.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Wellesley College junior, majoring in economics as well as “peace and justice studies,” complained to the Journal about narrow job opportunities.

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While Wellesley’s economics department offers solid macro and micro courses, even “ECON 312: The Economics of Globalization,” peace and justice studies was new to me.

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You can’t blame them; look at the Sybil-like multipersonality splits at Wellesley and most universities.

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Iris Zhan, a Wellesley College junior majoring in economics and peace and justice studies, recalls being told that the economics program sets up students for a wide swath of careers.

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