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English Thesaurus

1. United States film actress (1908-1989) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	actress,
definition	:	a female actor (noun.person)

2. United States tennis player who donated the Davis Cup for international team tennis competition (1879-1945) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	tennis player,
definition	:	an athlete who plays tennis (noun.person)

3. American statesman; president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1808-1889) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	national leader, solon, statesman,
definition	:	a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs (noun.person)

4. United States jazz musician; noted for his trumpet style (1926-1991) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	jazz musician, jazzman,
definition	:	a musician who plays or composes jazz music (noun.person)

5. United States painter who developed an American version of cubism (1894-1964) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	painter,
definition	:	an artist who paints (noun.person)

6. English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	navigator,
definition	:	in earlier times, a person who explored by ship (noun.person)