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Wilkins

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Wilkins

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United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)
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Australian who was the first to explore the Arctic by airplane (1888-1958)
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English biochemist who helped discover the structure of DNA (1916-2004)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Wilkins
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n United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)

Synonyms:
Roy Wilkins
Example of:
civil rights activist, civil rights leader, civil rights worker
a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups
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n Australian who was the first to explore the Arctic by airplane (1888-1958)

Synonyms:
George Hubert Wilkins
Example of:
adventurer, explorer
someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
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n English biochemist who helped discover the structure of DNA (1916-2004)

Synonyms:
Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins, Maurice Wilkins
Example of:
biochemist
someone with special training in biochemistry
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