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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835);
[syn: Humboldt, Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt, Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt]

2. German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859);
[syn: Humboldt, Baron Alexander von Humboldt, Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Humboldt
    n 1: German philologist noted for his studies of the relation
         between language and culture (1767-1835) [syn: Humboldt,
         Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt, Baron Karl Wilhelm von
         Humboldt]
    2: German naturalist who explored Central and South America and
       provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe
       (1769-1859) [syn: Humboldt, Baron Alexander von Humboldt,
       Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt]