DENMARK VESEY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822)

Synonyms:

Denmark Vesey; Vesey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

freedom fighter; insurgent; insurrectionist; rebel (a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions))

slave (a person who is owned by someone)

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