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PATRICK HENRY
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• PATRICK HENRY (noun)
The noun PATRICK HENRY has 1 sense:
1. a leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799)
Familiarity information: PATRICK HENRY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Henry; Patrick Henry
Instance hypernyms:
American Revolutionary leader (a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States)
orator; public speaker; rhetorician; speechifier; speechmaker (a person who delivers a speech or oration)
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