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WHITNEY YOUNG

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Overview

WHITNEY YOUNG (noun)
  The noun WHITNEY YOUNG has 1 sense:

1. United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)play

  Familiarity information: WHITNEY YOUNG used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


WHITNEY YOUNG (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States civil rights leader (1921-1971)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Whitney Moore Young Jr.; Whitney Young; Young

Instance hypernyms:

civil rights activist; civil rights leader; civil rights worker (a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups)


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