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FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
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• FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE (noun)
The noun FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE has 1 sense:
1. English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)
Familiarity information: FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Florence Nightingale; Lady with the Lamp; Nightingale
Instance hypernyms:
nurse (one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician))
Context examples
It is named in honor of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the founder of modern nursing.
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Florence was discovered in 1981 by astronomer Schelte "Bobby" Bus at Australia's Siding Spring Observatory and named after Florence Nightingale, the nursing pioneer.
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