NOUN | person | Speke, John Speke, John Hanning Speke | English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika |
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Meaning | English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864). | |
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Synonyms | John Speke, John Hanning Speke | |
Instance of | explorer, adventurer | someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose) |
Spanish | John Hanning Speke, Speke | |
Catalan | John Hanning Speke |
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