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Walter Raleigh

DEFINITIONS OF: Walter Raleigh

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n English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)

Synonyms:
Ralegh, Raleigh, Sir Walter Ralegh, Sir Walter Raleigh, Walter Ralegh
Example of:
coloniser, colonizer
someone who helps to found a colony
courtier
an attendant at the court of a sovereign
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