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BENJAMIN DISRAELI
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• BENJAMIN DISRAELI (noun)
The noun BENJAMIN DISRAELI has 1 sense:
1. British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881)
Familiarity information: BENJAMIN DISRAELI used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Benjamin Disraeli; Disraeli; First Earl of Beaconsfield
Instance hypernyms:
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
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