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GALBRAITH
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• GALBRAITH (noun)
The noun GALBRAITH has 1 sense:
1. United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908)
Familiarity information: GALBRAITH used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States economist (born in Canada) who served as ambassador to India (born in 1908)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Galbraith; John Galbraith; John Kenneth Galbraith
Instance hypernyms:
diplomat; diplomatist (an official engaged in international negotiations)
economic expert; economist (an expert in the science of economics)
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