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SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS

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• SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS (noun)
The noun SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS has 1 sense:

1. British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862)

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• SIR JAMES CLARK ROSS (noun)

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Meaning:

British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862)

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Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

James Clark Ross; Sir James Clark Ross; Ross

Instance hypernyms:

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

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