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WILLIAM PATTERSON
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• WILLIAM PATTERSON (noun)
The noun WILLIAM PATTERSON has 1 sense:
1. American Revolutionary leader (born in Ireland) who was a member of the Constitutional Convention (1745-1806)
Familiarity information: WILLIAM PATTERSON used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
American Revolutionary leader (born in Ireland) who was a member of the Constitutional Convention (1745-1806)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Paterson; William Patterson
Instance hypernyms:
American Revolutionary leader (a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States)
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