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DIETRICH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992)
Synonyms:
Dietrich; Maria Magdalene von Losch; Marlene Dietrich
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Instance hypernyms:
actress (a female actor)
singer; vocaliser; vocalist; vocalizer (a person who sings)
Sense 2
Meaning:
French philosopher (born in Germany) famous as being one of the first self-described atheists in Europe
Synonyms:
baron d'Holbach; d'Holbach; Dietrich; Paul-Henri Thiry; Paul Heinrich Dietrich; Thiry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)