English Dictionary

ALETTA JACOBS

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

Overview

ALETTA JACOBS (noun)
  The noun ALETTA JACOBS has 1 sense:

1. Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929)play

  Familiarity information: ALETTA JACOBS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


ALETTA JACOBS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Aletta Jacobs; Jacobs

Instance hypernyms:

doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Boys will be boys." (English proverb)

"Seek wisdom, not knowledge. Knowledge is of the past, Wisdom is of the future." (Native American proverb, Lumbee)

"Older than you by a day, more knowledgeable than you by a year." (Arabic proverb)

"Life is just as long as the time it takes for someone to pass by a window." (Corsican proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact