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CALAMITY JANE
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• CALAMITY JANE (noun)
The noun CALAMITY JANE has 1 sense:
1. United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
Familiarity information: CALAMITY JANE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Burk; Burke; Calamity Jane; Martha Jane Burk; Martha Jane Burke
Instance hypernyms:
frontierswoman (a woman who lives on the frontier)
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