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DUKE OF CUMBERLAND
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• DUKE OF CUMBERLAND (noun)
The noun DUKE OF CUMBERLAND has 1 sense:
1. English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)
Familiarity information: DUKE OF CUMBERLAND used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Butcher Cumberland; Cumberland; Duke of Cumberland; William Augustus
Instance hypernyms:
full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)
Context examples
I was not new to violent death—I have served his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, and got a wound myself at Fontenoy—but I know my pulse went dot and carry one.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
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