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John Hanning Speke

DEFINITIONS OF: John Hanning Speke

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n English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864)

Synonyms:
John Speke, Speke
Example of:
adventurer, explorer
someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
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