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IRONSIDES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
Synonyms:
Cromwell; Ironsides; Oliver Cromwell
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)
national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)