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Gilson

American  
[zheel-sawn] / ʒilˈsɔ̃ /

noun

  1. Étienne Henry 1884–1978, French historian.


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"We don't want a consultation. We want this decree revoked," Indigenous leader Gilson Tupinamba, wearing a large headdress of blue and orange feathers, told a meeting with government representatives on Wednesday.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Drummer Gilson Lavis has died at his home in Lincolnshire at the age of 74.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

After Empellon, I joined the team at Agern, a Danish restaurant with an amazing Icelandic chef named Gunnar Gilson.

From Salon • May 24, 2023

Drawing on earlier research by UC Berkeley’s AnnaLee Saxenian, Gilson compared Silicon Valley to the tech corridor along Route 128 outside of Boston.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2023

Mrs. Gilson looked keenly at her under her vast bushy eyebrows.

From Starvecrow Farm by Weyman, Stanley J.