Bruce definitions

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931) [syn: Bruce, David Bruce, Sir David Bruce]
2: king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329) [syn: Bruce, Robert the Bruce, Robert I]

Merriam Webster's

I. biographical name Sir David 1855-1931 British physician & bacteriologist II. biographical name Robert — see Robert I the Bruce III. biographical name Stanley Melbourne 1883-1967 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne Australian statesman; prime minister (1923-29) IV. geographical name peninsula SE Ontario, Canada, projecting between Lake Huron & Georgian Bay