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English noun: Drake

1. Drake (person) English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)


SynonymsFrancis Drake, Sir Francis Drake


Instance hypernymadmiral, full admiral, navigator

2. drake (animal) adult male of a wild or domestic duck


Broader (hypernym)duck









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