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SUN YAT-SEN
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• SUN YAT-SEN (noun)
The noun SUN YAT-SEN has 1 sense:
1. Chinese statesman who organized the Kuomintang and led the revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty in 1911 and 1912 (1866-1925)
Familiarity information: SUN YAT-SEN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chinese statesman who organized the Kuomintang and led the revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty in 1911 and 1912 (1866-1925)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Sun Yat-sen; Sun Yixian
Instance hypernyms:
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)
Context examples
The international team from Michigan State University (MSU) and Sun Yat-sen University reported a corresponding plunge in adult females, which transmit the disease to humans by biting.
(Mosquitos rendered infertile by biological engineering, SciDev.Net)
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