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English 1 sense of the expression Dorothea Dix:
NOUNperson Dorothea Dix, Dix, Dorothea Lynde DixUnited States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill
EnglishDorothea Dix: 1 sense noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887).
SynonymsDix, Dorothea Lynde Dix
Instance ofreformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, melioristA disputant who advocates reform

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