Jesse Owens

/dʒɛsi ˌoʊ(w)ənz/
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Definitions of Jesse Owens
  1. noun
    United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)
    synonyms: James Cleveland Owens, Owens
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    athlete, jock
    a person trained to compete in sports
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