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English noun: Franklin | |||
| 1. | Franklin (person) United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915) | ||
| Synonyms | John Hope Franklin | ||
| Instance hypernym | historian, historiographer | ||
| 2. | Franklin (person) printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790) | ||
| Synonyms | Benjamin Franklin | ||
| Instance hypernym | American Revolutionary leader, author, pressman, printer, scientist, writer | ||
| 3. | franklin (person) a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | landholder, landowner, property owner | ||
| Domain region | England | ||
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