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GENTLEMAN JOHNNY

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• GENTLEMAN JOHNNY (noun)
The noun GENTLEMAN JOHNNY has 1 sense:

1. British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)

Familiarity information: GENTLEMAN JOHNNY used as a noun is very rare.

• GENTLEMAN JOHNNY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)

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Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Burgoyne; Gentleman Johnny; John Burgoyne

Instance hypernyms:

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

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