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JOHN PHILIP SOUSA
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• JOHN PHILIP SOUSA (noun)
The noun JOHN PHILIP SOUSA has 1 sense:
1. a United States bandmaster and composer of military marches (1854-1932)
Familiarity information: JOHN PHILIP SOUSA used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A United States bandmaster and composer of military marches (1854-1932)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
John Philip Sousa; March King; Sousa
Instance hypernyms:
bandmaster (the conductor of a band)
composer (someone who composes music as a profession)
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