HyperDic: denmark_vesey

English > 1 sense of the expression Denmark Vesey:
NOUNperson Denmark Vesey, VeseyUnited States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822)
English > Denmark Vesey: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822).
SynonymVesey
Instance ofinsurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebelA person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
slaveA person who is owned by someone

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