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CROMWELL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)

Synonyms:

Cromwell; Ironsides; Oliver Cromwell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)

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

Derivation:

Cromwellian (of or relating to or in the manner of Oliver Cromwell)

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