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PITT THE ELDER

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PITT THE ELDER (noun)
  The noun PITT THE ELDER has 1 sense:

1. English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778)play

  Familiarity information: PITT THE ELDER used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


PITT THE ELDER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

First Earl of Chatham; Pitt; Pitt the Elder; William Pitt

Instance hypernyms:

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)


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