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Burke

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Burke

1
 n
British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
2
 n
United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Burke
1

n British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)

Synonyms:
Edmund Burke
Example of:
orator, public speaker, rhetorician, speechifier, speechmaker
a person who delivers a speech or oration
national leader, solon, statesman
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
2

n United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)

Synonyms:
Burk, Calamity Jane, Martha Jane Burk, Martha Jane Burke
Example of:
frontierswoman
a woman who lives on the frontier
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