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WALPOLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745)

Synonyms:

First Earl of Orford; Robert Walpole; Sir Robert Walpole; Walpole

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797)

Synonyms:

Fourth Earl of Orford; Horace Walpole; Horatio Walpole; Walpole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

historian; historiographer (a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it)

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

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