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BRYAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Bryan mean?
• BRYAN (noun)
The noun BRYAN has 2 senses:
1. United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
2. a town of east central Texas
Familiarity information: BRYAN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Boy Orator of the Platte; Bryan; Great Commoner; William Jennings Bryan
Instance hypernyms:
attorney; lawyer (a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice)
pol; political leader; politician; politico (a person active in party politics)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A town of east central Texas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Bryan" is a part of...):
Lone-Star State; Tex.; Texas; TX (the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico)
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