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HERSHEY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An industrial town to the east of Harrisburg

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States confectioner and philanthropist who created the model industrial town of Hershey, Pennsylvania; founded an industrial school for orphan boys (1857-1945)

Synonyms:

Hershey; Milton Snavely Hershey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

candymaker; confectioner (someone who makes candies and other sweets)

altruist; philanthropist (someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being)

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