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PATRICK HENRY

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Overview

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)play

  Familiarity information: PATRICK HENRY used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


PATRICK HENRY (noun)


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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