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commodore perry
 

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Noun commodore perry has 1 sense
  1. Perry, Oliver Hazard Perry, Commodore Perry - 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)
    --1 is a kind of commodore

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Commodore Perry

Definition:

Commodore Perry refers to Matthew C. Perry, an American naval officer who played a crucial role in opening Japan to trade with the West in the mid-19th century.

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Noun

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Sense 1:

American naval officer who initiated trade relations with Japan

Example sentence: Commodore Perry's expedition to Japan in 1853 led to the signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa.


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