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EDMUND HILLARY

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• EDMUND HILLARY (noun)
The noun EDMUND HILLARY has 1 sense:

1. New Zealand mountaineer who first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919)

Familiarity information: EDMUND HILLARY used as a noun is very rare.

• EDMUND HILLARY (noun)

Sense 1

Edmund Hillary ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

New Zealand mountaineer who first attained the summit of Mount Everest with his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay (born in 1919)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Edmund Hillary; Hillary; Sir Edmund Hillary; Sir Edmund Percival Hillary

Instance hypernyms:

mountain climber; mountaineer (someone who climbs mountains)

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