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WILLIAM DAWES

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WILLIAM DAWES (noun)
  The noun WILLIAM DAWES has 1 sense:

1. American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799)play

  Familiarity information: WILLIAM DAWES used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


WILLIAM DAWES (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

American patriot who rode with Paul Revere to warn that the British were advancing on Lexington and Concord (1745-1799)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Dawes; William Dawes

Instance hypernyms:

American Revolutionary leader (a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States)


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