francis drake

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   English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)

   SynonymsDrakeSir Francis Drake

   Broadernavigatoradmiral

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What does francis drake mean?

francis drake means "English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)".

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Close synonyms include Drake, Sir Francis Drake. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.