Antonyms for
lawrence
A male given name from Latin, the usual spelling of Laurence in the U.S.
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All Definitions for Lawrence

Below are all the dictionary definitions of lawrence:

1A male given name from Latin, the usual spelling of Laurence in the U.S.
2Masculine of Lauren
3A surname originating as a patronymic.
4A placename:
5A number of places in the United States:
6A city, the county seat of Douglas County, Kansas.
7A city in Massachusetts, and one of the two county seats of Essex County.
8A census-designated place in Chemung Township, McHenry County, Illinois.
9A city in Marion County, Indiana.
10A township and village therein, in Van Buren County, Michigan.
11A town in St. Lawrence County, New York.
12A town in Brown County, Wisconsin.
13A town in Clarence Valley council area, New South Wales, Australia.
14A locality in the Shire of Hepburn, central western Victoria, Australia.
15A small town in Otago, New Zealand, named after Henry Montgomery Lawrence.
16An extinct village in St. Lawrence Township, Scott County, Minnesota.
17An unincorporated community in Newton County, Mississippi.
18A village in Nuckolls County, Nebraska.
19A village in the town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York.
20A census-designated place in Cecil Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania.
21An unincorporated community in Kaufman County, Texas.
22An unincorporated community in Emery County, Utah.
23An unincorporated community in Whatcom County, Washington.
24An unincorporated community in the town of Westfield, Marquette County, Wisconsin.
25A town in Rusk County, Wisconsin.
26A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Lawrence Township.
27Ellipsis of Lawrence v. Texas, a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex sexual relations
28And reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.

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