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VISCOUNTESS ASTOR
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• VISCOUNTESS ASTOR (noun)
The noun VISCOUNTESS ASTOR has 1 sense:
1. British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)
Familiarity information: VISCOUNTESS ASTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Astor; Nancy Witcher Astor; Viscountess Astor
Instance hypernyms:
pol; political leader; politician; politico (a person active in party politics)
viscountess (a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right)
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