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MATTHEW CALBRAITH PERRY

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MATTHEW CALBRAITH PERRY (noun)
  The noun MATTHEW CALBRAITH PERRY has 1 sense:

1. United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858)play

  Familiarity information: MATTHEW CALBRAITH PERRY used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


MATTHEW CALBRAITH PERRY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Matthew Calbraith Perry; Perry

Instance hypernyms:

naval officer (an officer in the navy)


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