HARRIMAN

Harriman, E. H. Harriman, Edward Henry Harriman

(noun) United States railway tycoon (1848-1909)

Harriman, Averell Harriman, William Averell Harriman

(noun) United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

8 February 2025

STATE

(noun) the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state; “the state has lowered its income tax”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.

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