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OLIVER HAZARD PERRY
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• OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (noun)
The noun OLIVER HAZARD PERRY has 1 sense:
1. United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819)
Familiarity information: OLIVER HAZARD PERRY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Commodore Perry; Oliver Hazard Perry; Perry
Instance hypernyms:
commodore (a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral)
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