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JACKIE ROBINSON
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• JACKIE ROBINSON (noun)
The noun JACKIE ROBINSON has 1 sense:
1. United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972)
Familiarity information: JACKIE ROBINSON used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Jack Roosevelt Robinson; Jackie Robinson; Robinson
Instance hypernyms:
ballplayer; baseball player (an athlete who plays baseball)
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