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NATHAN HALE
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• NATHAN HALE (noun)
The noun NATHAN HALE has 1 sense:
1. a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been 'I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
Familiarity information: NATHAN HALE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been 'I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hale; Nathan Hale
Instance hypernyms:
American Revolutionary leader (a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States)
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