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WILLIAM PITT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

English statesman who brought the Seven Years' War to an end (1708-1778)

Synonyms:

First Earl of Chatham; Pitt; Pitt the Elder; William Pitt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

English statesman and son of Pitt the Elder (1759-1806)

Synonyms:

Pitt; Pitt the Younger; Second Earl of Chatham; William Pitt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)

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