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    VESEY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     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)play

    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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