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GEORGE STEPHENSON
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• GEORGE STEPHENSON (noun)
The noun GEORGE STEPHENSON has 1 sense:
1. English railway pioneer who built the first passenger railway in 1825 (1781-1848)
Familiarity information: GEORGE STEPHENSON used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English railway pioneer who built the first passenger railway in 1825 (1781-1848)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
George Stephenson; Stephenson
Instance hypernyms:
businessman; man of affairs (a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive))
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