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Bruce
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Bruce  (brs), Blanche Kelso 1841-1898.
American political leader who was the first African-American politician to serve a full term in the U.S. Senate (1875-1881).

Bruce, Sir David 1855-1931.
Australian physician and bacteriologist known for his description (1887) of the bacterium that causes undulant fever, or brucellosis.

Bruce, Lenny Originally Leonard Alfred Schneider. 1926-1966.
American comedian whose scathing, often obscene humor strongly influenced later comics.

Bruce, Robert the
See Robert I2.

Bruce, Stanley Melbourne. First Viscount Bruce of Melbourne. 1883-1967.
Australian politician who was prime minister (1923-1929) and a delegate (1933-1936) to the League of Nations.

Bruce [bruːs]
n
Brit a jocular name for an Australian man

Bruce1
n
1. (Biographies / Bruce, James (1730-1794) M, British, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer) James. 1730-94, British explorer, who discovered the source of the Blue Nile (1770)
2. (Biographies / Bruce, Lenny (1925-1966) M, US, THEATRE: comedian) Lenny. 1925-66, US comedian, whose satirical sketches, esp of the sexual attitudes of his contemporaries, brought him prosecutions for obscenity, but are now regarded as full of insight as well as wit
3. (Biographies / Bruce, Robert the) Robert the. See Robert I
4. (Biographies / Bruce, Stanley Melbourne (1883-1967) M, Australian, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: prime minister) Stanley Melbourne, 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne. 1883-1967, Australian statesman; prime minister, in coalition with Sir Earle Page's Country Party, of Australia (1923-29)
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Noun1.Bruce - Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
2.Bruce - king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329Bruce - king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329; defeated the English army under Edward II at Bannockburn and gained recognition of Scottish independence (1274-1329)


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