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Wieland

1 American  
[vee-lahnt] / ˈviˌlɑnt /

noun

German Mythology.
  1. Wayland.


Wieland 2 American  
[vee-lahnt] / ˈviˌlɑnt /

noun

  1. Christoph Martin 1733–1813, German poet, novelist, and critic.

  2. Heinrich 1877–1957, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1927.


Wieland 1 British  
/ ˈviːlant /

noun

  1. the German name for Wayland

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Wieland 2 British  
/ ˈviːlant /

noun

  1. Christoph Martin (ˈkrɪstɔf ˈmartiːn). 1733–1813, German writer, noted esp for his verse epic Oberon (1780)

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While claiming her health was so poor she could not cook or wash herself, Wieland made 76 beauty appointments, visited 60 pubs, clubs and restaurants and spent money in foreign currencies.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

His brother Wieland died fighting with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The aim is to raise public awareness about the "physical reality" of the conflict, museum curator Wieland Giebel told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

The author carefully reveals the story of Fox’s fate, circling the Wieland wetlands ravine again and again.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

Himself a scholar and author, he was a notable patron of letters, and was the friend of Goethe, Schiller and Wieland.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various