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SIR MATTHEW FLINDERS
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• SIR MATTHEW FLINDERS (noun)
The noun SIR MATTHEW FLINDERS has 1 sense:
1. British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814)
Familiarity information: SIR MATTHEW FLINDERS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Flinders; Matthew Flinders; Sir Matthew Flinders
Instance hypernyms:
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
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