Wadham College
a college connected with Oxford University, England; founded in 1610 by Dorothy, widow of Nicholas Wadham, of Mayfield, Somer- founded in 1610 by Dorothy, widow of nected with Oxford University, England; England, for a warden, 15 fellows, 15 sch clerks. There are now 8 fellows, 18 scholars, and some 100 under-graduates. clerks. There are now 8 fellows, 18 in rare Spanish books, presents to 10 livings. scholars, 2 chaplains, and 2 WADI (Arabian, "ravine"), in Palestine and Arabia, either a river or river WADI (Arabian, "ravine"), in Palesthinks this word was adopted by the valley, or the basin of a torrent. Rehan tine and Arabia, either a river or river 1864. passed into the Spanish guad, with which WADSWORTH many of the Spanish river names begin; thus Wadi-l-Kebir (Arab. "great river") appears as Guadalquivir, Wadi-l-hajarah ravines of Malta commonly go by the ("river of stones") as Guadalaxara. The name of vyed or wied, a corrupted form of wadi.
American statistician; born in Wakepublic and private schools, and studied