NOUN | person | Walter Ralegh, Raleigh, Walter Raleigh, Sir Walter Raleigh, Ralegh, Sir Walter Ralegh | English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia |
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Meaning | English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618). | |
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Synonyms | Raleigh, Walter Raleigh, Sir Walter Raleigh, Ralegh, Sir Walter Ralegh | |
Instance of | colonizer, coloniser | someone who helps to found a colony |
courtier | An attendant at the court of a sovereign | |
Spanish | Sir Walter Raleigh, Walter Raleigh | |
Catalan | Walter Raleigh |
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