EDMUND HILLARY

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Meaning:

New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919)

Synonyms:

Edmund Hillary; Hillary; Sir Edmund Hillary; Sir Edmund Percival Hillary

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

mountain climber; mountaineer (someone who climbs mountains)

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