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JEAN LAFFITE

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Overview

JEAN LAFFITE (noun)
  The noun JEAN LAFFITE has 1 sense:

1. French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)play

  Familiarity information: JEAN LAFFITE used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


JEAN LAFFITE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Jean Laffite; Jean Lafitte; Laffite; Lafitte

Instance hypernyms:

buccaneer; pirate; sea robber; sea rover (someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation)


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