JOHN HARVARD

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• JOHN HARVARD (noun)
  The noun JOHN HARVARD has 1 sense:

1. American philanthropist who left his library and half his estate to the Massachusetts college that now bears his name (1607-1638)

  Familiarity information: JOHN HARVARD used as a noun is very rare.

• JOHN HARVARD (noun)

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Meaning:

American philanthropist who left his library and half his estate to the Massachusetts college that now bears his name (1607-1638)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Harvard; John Harvard

Instance hypernyms:

altruist; philanthropist (someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being)