SIR EDMUND HILLARY

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• SIR EDMUND HILLARY (noun)
  The noun SIR EDMUND HILLARY has 1 sense:

1. New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919)

  Familiarity information: SIR EDMUND HILLARY used as a noun is very rare.

• SIR EDMUND HILLARY (noun)

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Meaning:

New Zealand mountaineer who in 1953 first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Edmund Hillary; Hillary; Sir Edmund Hillary; Sir Edmund Percival Hillary

Instance hypernyms:

mountain climber; mountaineer (someone who climbs mountains)