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SPEKE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864)
Synonyms:
John Hanning Speke; John Speke; Speke
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
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