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ROOSEVELT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration

Example:

Theodore Roosevelt said 'Speak softly but carry a big stick'

Synonyms:

President Roosevelt; President Theodore Roosevelt; Roosevelt; Theodore Roosevelt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Chief Executive; President; President of the United States; United States President (the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government)

Sense 2

Meaning:

32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)

Synonyms:

F. D. Roosevelt; FDR; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Franklin Roosevelt; President Franklin Roosevelt; President Roosevelt; Roosevelt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Chief Executive; President; President of the United States; United States President (the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government)

Derivation:

Rooseveltian (of or relating to or like or in the manner of Franklin Roosevelt)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human rights (1884-1962)

Synonyms:

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt; Eleanor Roosevelt; Roosevelt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

diplomat; diplomatist (an official engaged in international negotiations)

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

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