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JEAN LAFITTE

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• JEAN LAFITTE (noun)
The noun JEAN LAFITTE has 1 sense:

1. French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)

Familiarity information: JEAN LAFITTE used as a noun is very rare.

• JEAN LAFITTE (noun)

Sense 1

Jean Lafitte ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

French pirate who aided the United States in the War of 1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes (1780-1826)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Jean Laffite; Jean Lafitte; Laffite; Lafitte

Instance hypernyms:

buccaneer; pirate; sea robber; sea rover (someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation)

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