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MATTHEW CALBRAITH PERRY
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• MATTHEW CALBRAITH PERRY (noun)
The noun MATTHEW CALBRAITH PERRY has 1 sense:
1. United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858)
Familiarity information: MATTHEW CALBRAITH PERRY used as a noun is very rare.
• MATTHEW CALBRAITH PERRY (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Matthew Calbraith Perry; Perry
Instance hypernyms:
naval officer (an officer in the navy)
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