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CHARLES WILKES
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• CHARLES WILKES (noun)
The noun CHARLES WILKES has 1 sense:
1. United States explorer of Antarctica (1798-1877)
Familiarity information: CHARLES WILKES used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States explorer of Antarctica (1798-1877)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Charles Wilkes; Wilkes
Instance hypernyms:
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
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