HyperDic: edith_louisa_cavell

English > 1 sense of the expression Edith Louisa Cavell:
NOUNperson Edith Louisa Cavell, Cavell, Edith CavellEnglish nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape
English > Edith Louisa Cavell: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningEnglish nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was caught and executed by the Germans (1865-1915).
SynonymsCavell, Edith Cavell
Instance ofnurseOne skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
SpanishEdith Cavell
CatalanEdith Cavell

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