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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (11)

1. English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936);
[syn: Jackson, Glenda Jackson]

2. United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958);
[syn: Jackson, Michael Jackson, Michael Joe Jackson]

3. United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972);
[syn: Jackson, Mahalia Jackson]

4. United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941);
[syn: Jackson, Jesse Jackson, Jesse Louis Jackson]

5. United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885);
[syn: Jackson, Helen Hunt Jackson, Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson]

6. general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863);
[syn: Jackson, Thomas Jackson, Thomas J. Jackson, Thomas Jonathan Jackson, Stonewall Jackson]

7. 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845);
[syn: Jackson, Andrew Jackson, Old Hickory]

8. a town in western Wyoming;

9. a town in western Tennessee;

10. capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl River;
[syn: Jackson, capital of Mississippi]

11. a town in south central Michigan;


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Jackson n 1: English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936) [syn: Jackson, Glenda Jackson] 2: United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958) [syn: Jackson, Michael Jackson, Michael Joe Jackson] 3: United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972) [syn: Jackson, Mahalia Jackson] 4: United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941) [syn: Jackson, Jesse Jackson, Jesse Louis Jackson] 5: United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885) [syn: Jackson, Helen Hunt Jackson, Helen Maria Fiske Hunt Jackson] 6: general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863) [syn: Jackson, Thomas Jackson, Thomas J. Jackson, Thomas Jonathan Jackson, Stonewall Jackson] 7: 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845) [syn: Jackson, Andrew Jackson, Old Hickory] 8: a town in western Wyoming 9: a town in western Tennessee 10: capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl River [syn: Jackson, capital of Mississippi] 11: a town in south central Michigan