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Commodore Perry   /kˈɑmədˌɔr pˈɛri/   Listen
Commodore Perry

noun
1.
United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819).  Synonyms: Oliver Hazard Perry, Perry.





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... surrender territory to England. Japan, which for more than two centuries had jealously excluded Europeans from her shores, received her memorable awakening from the friendly American expedition of Commodore Perry. [Footnote: See The Opening ...
— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 17 • Charles Francis Horne


Words linked to "Commodore Perry" :   Oliver Hazard Perry, commodore


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