Definition of Sir John Hawkyns in English :

Define Sir John Hawkyns in English

Sir John Hawkyns meaning in English

Meaning of Sir John Hawkyns in English

Pronunciation of Sir John Hawkyns in English

Sir John Hawkyns pronunciation in English

Pronounce Sir John Hawkyns in English

Sir John Hawkyns

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Noun

1. hawkins, hawkyns, sir john hawkins, sir john hawkyns

English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Sir John Hawkyns

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See Sir John Hawkins.

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