Hayes

biographical name \ˈhāz\

Definition of HAYES

Helen 1900–1993 Helen Hayes Brown Am. actress

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Isaac Israel 1832–1881 Am. arctic explorer

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Roland 1887–1977 Am. tenor

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Rutherford B(irchard) 1822–1893 19th pres. of the United States (1877–81)

geographical name \ˈhāz\

river 300 miles (483 kilometers) Canada in E Manitoba flowing NE into Hudson Bay

or Hayes and Har·ling·ton \ˈhär-liŋ-tən\ former urban district SE England in Middlesex, now part of Hillingdon

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