SIR RICHARD BURTON

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• SIR RICHARD BURTON (noun)
  The noun SIR RICHARD BURTON has 1 sense:

1. English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)

  Familiarity information: SIR RICHARD BURTON used as a noun is very rare.

• SIR RICHARD BURTON (noun)

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Meaning:

English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Burton; Richard Burton; Sir Richard Burton; Sir Richard Francis Burton

Instance hypernyms:

adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))