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    FIRST MARQUESS 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)play

    Synonyms:

    Charles Cornwallis; Cornwallis; First Marquess Cornwallis

    Classified under:

    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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