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ROOSEVELT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
26th President of the United States; hero of the Spanish-American War; Panama Canal was built during his administration
Example:
Theodore Roosevelt said 'Speak softly but carry a big stick'
Synonyms:
President Roosevelt; President Theodore Roosevelt; Roosevelt; Theodore Roosevelt
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
Chief Executive; President; President of the United States; United States President (the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government)
Sense 2
Meaning:
32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)
Synonyms:
F. D. Roosevelt; FDR; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Franklin Roosevelt; President Franklin Roosevelt; President Roosevelt; Roosevelt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
Chief Executive; President; President of the United States; United States President (the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government)
Derivation:
Rooseveltian (of or relating to or like or in the manner of Franklin Roosevelt)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Wife of Franklin Roosevelt and a strong advocate of human rights (1884-1962)
Synonyms:
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt; Eleanor Roosevelt; Roosevelt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
diplomat; diplomatist (an official engaged in international negotiations)
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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