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Humboldt
biographical name (1)
Hum·boldt
| \ ˈhəm-ˌbōlt
, ˈhu̇m-\
, ˈhu̇m-\
Definition of Humboldt
(Entry 1 of 3)
(Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Heinrich) Alexander von 1769–1859 German naturalist, traveler, and statesman
Humboldt
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(Karl) Wilhelm von 1767–1835 brother of Alexander von Humboldt German philologist and diplomat
Humboldt
geographical name
Hum·boldt
| \ ˈhəm-ˌbōlt
\
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Definition of Humboldt (Entry 3 of 3)
river 290 miles (467 kilometers) long in northern Nevada flowing west and southwest into Rye Patch reservoir and formerly into Humboldt Lake
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