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ALETTA JACOBS
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• ALETTA JACOBS (noun)
The noun ALETTA JACOBS has 1 sense:
1. Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929)
Familiarity information: ALETTA JACOBS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Aletta Jacobs; Jacobs
Instance hypernyms:
doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)
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