HyperDic: marcus_whitman

English > 1 sense of the expression Marcus Whitman:
NOUNperson Marcus Whitman, WhitmanUnited States frontier missionary who established a post in Oregon where Christianity and schooling and medicine were available to Native Americans (1802-1847)
English > Marcus Whitman: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States frontier missionary who established a post in Oregon where Christianity and schooling and medicine were available to Native Americans (1802-1847).
SynonymWhitman
Instance ofmissionarysomeone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
SpanishMarcus Whitman
CatalanMarcus Whitman

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