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KENNAN
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• KENNAN (noun)
The noun KENNAN has 1 sense:
1. United States diplomat who recommended a policy of containment in dealing with Soviet aggression (1904-2005)
Familiarity information: KENNAN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States diplomat who recommended a policy of containment in dealing with Soviet aggression (1904-2005)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
George F. Kennan; George Frost Kennan; Kennan
Hypernyms ("Kennan" is a kind of...):
diplomat; diplomatist (an official engaged in international negotiations)
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