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SIR JOHN HAWKYNS

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Overview

SIR JOHN HAWKYNS (noun)
  The noun SIR JOHN HAWKYNS has 1 sense:

1. English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)play

  Familiarity information: SIR JOHN HAWKYNS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


SIR JOHN HAWKYNS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Hawkins; Hawkyns; Sir John Hawkins; Sir John Hawkyns

Instance hypernyms:

privateer; privateersman (an officer or crew member of a privateer)


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