"Few" meaning in All languages combined

See Few on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: The Few [canonical]
Etymology: From a speech by Winston Churchill that included the phrase "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few". Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=The Few}} The Few
  1. (British) The pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-Few-en-name-r~sO8xqf Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Few
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Few-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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