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  • (noun): United States general who was Allied commander in Africa and Italy in World War II and was commander of the United Nations forces in Korea (1896-1984).
    Synonyms: Mark Clark, Mark Wayne Clark
    See also — Additional definitions below

Clark

Clark is an English surname in the English language, ultimately derived from the Latin clericus meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educated. Clark evolved from "clerk". First records of the name are found in 12th century England. The name has many variants.

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Bill Blaikie - Federal Parliamentarian - Clark, Trudeau and Turner Governments (1979-84)
... Conservatives won a minority government under the leadership of Joe Clark, but lost a parliamentary motion of non-confidence later in the year ...
Pyromania (album) - Track Listing - Deluxe Edition Bonus CD
... "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)" Clark, Savage, Lange, Elliott 2 ... "Rock Brigade" Savage, Clark, Elliott 3 ... "High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)" Elliott, Clark, Savage 4 ...
You Showed Me - History
... The song was composed by McGuinn and Clark in early 1964 at a time when the pair were performing as a duo at The Troubadour and other folk clubs in and around Los Angeles ... McGuinn and Clark soon formed a trio with David Crosby and named themselves The Jet Set ... player, Chip Douglas, who had first become acquainted with the song after hearing Clark, McGuinn and Crosby perform it at The Troubadour in 1964 ...
You're The One (Petula Clark Song)
... "You're the One" is a song by Petula Clark ... Written by Clark with her regular songwriter and record producer Tony Hatch, "You're the One" was a Top 30 hit in the UK Singles chart for Clark, but was more ...

More definitions of "Clark":

  • (noun): United States psychologist (born in Panama) whose research persuaded the Supreme Court that segregated schools were discriminatory (1914-).
    Synonyms: Kenneth Clark, Kenneth Bancroft Clark
  • (noun): United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838).
    Synonyms: William Clark

Famous quotes containing the word clark:

    The measure of your quality as a public person, as a citizen, is the gap between what you do and what you say.
    —Ramsey Clark (b. 1927)

    In the beginning, I wanted to enter what was essentially a man’s field. I wanted to prove I could do it. Then I found that when I did as well as the men in the field I got more credit for my work because I am a woman, which seems unfair.
    —Eugenie Clark (b. 1922)

    Perceiving myself through others’ ideas of what it means to be a woman has made it difficult for me to achieve the necessary commitment [to be a poet].
    —Naomi Clark (b. 1932)