CLARK

Pronunciation (US):

• CLARK (noun)
  The noun CLARK has 4 senses:

1. United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
2. United States general who was Allied commander in Africa and Italy in World War II and was commander of the United Nations forces in Korea (1896-1984)
3. United States psychologist (born in Panama) whose research persuaded the Supreme Court that segregated schools were discriminatory (1914-)
4. Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-)

  Familiarity information: CLARK used as a noun is uncommon.

• CLARK (noun)

Meaning:

United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Clark; William Clark

Instance hypernyms:

adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))

Meaning:

United States general who was Allied commander in Africa and Italy in World War II and was commander of the United Nations forces in Korea (1896-1984)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Mark Clark; Mark Wayne Clark; Clark

Instance hypernyms:

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)

Meaning:

United States psychologist (born in Panama) whose research persuaded the Supreme Court that segregated schools were discriminatory (1914-)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Kenneth Clark; Kenneth Bancroft Clark; Clark

Instance hypernyms:

psychologist (a scientist trained in psychology)

Meaning:

Canadian politician who served as prime minister (1939-)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Charles Joseph Clark; Joe Clark; Clark

Instance hypernyms:

pol; political leader; politician; politico (a person active in party politics)