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Clark

UK/klɑː(ɹ)k/ US/ˈklaɹk/ common

noun

1.

United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)

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2.

United States general who was Allied commander in Africa and Italy in World War II and was commander of the United Nations forces in Korea (1896-1984)

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3.

United States psychologist (born in Panama) whose research persuaded the Supreme Court that segregated schools were discriminatory (1914-)

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Origin

From Old English clerc (“clergyman; learned man”), whence also clerk.

Phrases

  • Clark cell
  • Clark County
  • Clark electrode
  • Clark Fork
  • Clark's nutcracker
  • Lewis and Clark County

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