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LATROBE

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Overview

LATROBE (noun)
  The noun LATROBE has 1 sense:

1. United States architect (born in England) whose works include the chambers of the United States Congress and the Supreme Court; considered the first professional architect in the United States (1764-1820)play

  Familiarity information: LATROBE used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


LATROBE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States architect (born in England) whose works include the chambers of the United States Congress and the Supreme Court; considered the first professional architect in the United States (1764-1820)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Benjamin Henry Latrobe; Latrobe

Instance hypernyms:

architect; designer (someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings))


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