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Wilkes

(wĭlks), Charles 1798-1877.

American naval officer and explorer of Antarctica and the Pacific coast of North America. Wilkes Land was named after him.

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Wilkes

(wɪlks)

1. (Biography) Charles. 1798–1877, US explorer of Antarctica

2. (Biography) John. 1727–97, English politician, who was expelled from the House of Commons and outlawed for writing scurrilous articles about the government. He became a champion of parliamentary reform

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Wilkes

(wɪlks)

n.

1. Charles, 1798–1877, U.S. rear admiral and explorer.

2. John, 1727–97, English political leader.

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Noun	1.	Wilkes - English reformer who published attacks on George III and supported the rights of the American colonists (1727-1797) John Wilkes
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