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OLIVER HAZARD PERRY

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OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (noun)
  The noun OLIVER HAZARD PERRY has 1 sense:

1. United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819)play

  Familiarity information: OLIVER HAZARD PERRY used as a noun is very rare.


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OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Commodore Perry; Oliver Hazard Perry; Perry

Instance hypernyms:

commodore (a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral)


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