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SOUSA

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Overview

SOUSA (noun)
  The noun SOUSA has 1 sense:

1. a United States bandmaster and composer of military marches (1854-1932)play

  Familiarity information: SOUSA used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


SOUSA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A United States bandmaster and composer of military marches (1854-1932)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

John Philip Sousa; March King; Sousa

Instance hypernyms:

bandmaster (the conductor of a band)

composer (someone who composes music as a profession)


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