Definition of Humboldt
(Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Heinrich) Alexander von 1769–1859 German naturalist, traveler, and statesman
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Humboldt
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Definition of Humboldt
(Karl) Wilhelm von 1767–1835 brother of Alexander von Humboldt German philologist and diplomat
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Hum·boldt
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Definition of Humboldt
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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