Alfred Thayer Mahan

Definitions of Alfred Thayer Mahan
  1. noun
    United States naval officer and historian (1840-1914)
    synonyms: Mahan
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    historian, historiographer
    a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
    naval officer
    an officer in the navy
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