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SIR JOHN ROSS

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• SIR JOHN ROSS (noun)
The noun SIR JOHN ROSS has 1 sense:

1. Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)

Familiarity information: SIR JOHN ROSS used as a noun is very rare.

• SIR JOHN ROSS (noun)

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Meaning:

Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

John Ross; Ross; Sir John Ross

Instance hypernyms:

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

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