CORNWALLIS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown (1738-1805)

Synonyms:

Charles Cornwallis; Cornwallis; First Marquess Cornwallis

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)

peer (a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage)

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