CHARLES WILKES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

United States explorer of Antarctica (1798-1877)

Synonyms:

Charles Wilkes; Wilkes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))

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