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SIR HENRY MORGAN
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• SIR HENRY MORGAN (noun)
The noun SIR HENRY MORGAN has 1 sense:
1. a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688)
Familiarity information: SIR HENRY MORGAN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Henry Morgan; Morgan; Sir Henry Morgan
Instance hypernyms:
buccaneer; pirate; sea robber; sea rover (someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation)
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