walter raleigh

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walter raleigh - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Walter Raleigh
      n 1: English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to
           colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to
           England (1552-1618) [syn: Raleigh, Walter Raleigh, Sir Walter Raleigh
           , Ralegh, Walter Ralegh, Sir Walter Ralegh
           ]