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AMUNDSEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Norwegian explorer who was the first to traverse the Northwest Passage and in 1911 the first to reach the South Pole (1872-1928)
Synonyms:
Amundsen; Roald Amundsen
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Instance hypernyms:
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))