1. English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864); [syn: Speke, John Speke, John Hanning Speke]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
John Hanning Speke
n 1: English explorer who with Sir Richard Burton was the first
European to explore Lake Tanganyika; he also discovered
Lake Victoria and named it (1827-1864) [syn: Speke, John
Speke, John Hanning Speke]