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ROCKINGHAM
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• ROCKINGHAM (noun)
The noun ROCKINGHAM has 1 sense:
1. English statesman who served as prime minister and who opposed the war with the American colonies (1730-1782)
Familiarity information: ROCKINGHAM used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English statesman who served as prime minister and who opposed the war with the American colonies (1730-1782)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Charles Watson-Wentworth; Rockingham; Second Marquis of Rockingham
Instance hypernyms:
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
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