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WALPOLE

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• WALPOLE (noun)
The noun WALPOLE has 2 senses:

1. English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797)
2. Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745)

Familiarity information: WALPOLE used as a noun is rare.

• WALPOLE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Fourth Earl of Orford; Horace Walpole; Horatio Walpole; Walpole

Instance hypernyms:

historian; historiographer (a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it)

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

First Earl of Orford; Robert Walpole; Sir Robert Walpole; Walpole

Instance hypernyms:

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)

"A cat may look at a king."
(English proverb)
"Do not judge your neighbor until you walk two moons in his moccasins."
(Native American proverb, Cheyenne)
"The deserter is the brother of the murderer."
(Arabic proverb)
"Every guest is welcome for three days."
(Croatian proverb)

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