OWENS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)

Synonyms:

James Cleveland Owens; Jesse Owens; Owens

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

athlete; jock (a person trained to compete in sports)

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