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MARCUS WHITMAN
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
United States frontier missionary who established a post in Oregon where Christianity and schooling and medicine were available to Native Americans (1802-1847)
Synonyms:
Marcus Whitman; Whitman
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Instance hypernyms:
missionary (someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program)