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TUBMAN
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• TUBMAN (noun)
The noun TUBMAN has 1 sense:
1. United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North (1820-1913)
Familiarity information: TUBMAN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North (1820-1913)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Harriet Tubman; Tubman
Instance hypernyms:
abolitionist; emancipationist (a reformer who favors abolishing slavery)
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