OLIVER HAZARD PERRY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819)

Synonyms:

Commodore Perry; Oliver Hazard Perry; Perry

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

commodore (a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral)

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