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ROBERT EDWIN PEARY

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• ROBERT EDWIN PEARY (noun)
The noun ROBERT EDWIN PEARY has 1 sense:

1. United States arctic explorer and United States naval officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1856-1920)

Familiarity information: ROBERT EDWIN PEARY used as a noun is very rare.

• ROBERT EDWIN PEARY (noun)

Sense 1

Robert Edwin Peary ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

United States arctic explorer and United States naval officer who has been regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1856-1920)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Peary; Robert E. Peary; Robert Edwin Peary; Robert Peary

Instance hypernyms:

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

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