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HERSHEY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An industrial town to the east of Harrisburg
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States confectioner and philanthropist who created the model industrial town of Hershey, Pennsylvania; founded an industrial school for orphan boys (1857-1945)
Synonyms:
Hershey; Milton Snavely Hershey
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
candymaker; confectioner (someone who makes candies and other sweets)
altruist; philanthropist (someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being)
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