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HUIG DE GROOT

• HUIG DE GROOT (noun)
The noun HUIG DE GROOT has 1 sense:

1. Dutch jurist and diplomat whose writings established the basis of modern international law (1583-1645)

Familiarity information: HUIG DE GROOT used as a noun is very rare.

• HUIG DE GROOT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Dutch jurist and diplomat whose writings established the basis of modern international law (1583-1645)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Grotius; Hugo Grotius; Huig de Groot

Instance hypernyms:

diplomat; diplomatist (an official engaged in international negotiations)

jurist; legal expert (a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations)

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