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English noun: Bunyan

1. Bunyan (person) English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688)


SynonymsJohn Bunyan


Instance hypernymauthor, preacher, preacher man, sermoniser, sermonizer, writer

2. Bunyan (person) a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada


SamplesPaul Bunyan had a blue ox named Babe.
The lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe's footprints filled with water.


SynonymsPaul Bunyan


Instance hypernymcharacter, faller, feller, fictional character, fictitious character, logger, lumberjack, lumberman









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