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SIR THOMAS STAMFORD RAFFLES

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SIR THOMAS STAMFORD RAFFLES (noun)
  The noun SIR THOMAS STAMFORD RAFFLES has 1 sense:

1. British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826)play

  Familiarity information: SIR THOMAS STAMFORD RAFFLES used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


SIR THOMAS STAMFORD RAFFLES (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

British colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Raffles; Sir Thomas Raffles; Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles

Instance hypernyms:

administrator; executive (someone who manages a government agency or department)


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