jackson

Noun
US[jak-suhn]/ˈdʒæksən/2 syllables

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Noun (11)

  1. English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)Synonyms: Glenda JacksonInstance of actress, politician
  2. United States singer who began singing with his four brothers and later became a highly successful star during the 1980s (born in 1958)Synonyms: Michael JacksonMichael Joe JacksonInstance of singer, vocalist
  3. United States singer who did much to popularize gospel music (1911-1972)Synonyms: Mahalia JacksonInstance of singer, vocalist
  4. United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941)Synonyms: Jesse JacksonJesse Louis JacksonInstance of civil rights leader, politician
  5. United States writer of romantic novels about the unjust treatment of Native Americans (1830-1885)Synonyms: Helen Hunt JacksonHelen Maria Fiske Hunt JacksonInstance of writer, author
  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)Synonyms: Thomas JacksonThomas J. JacksonThomas Jonathan JacksonStonewall JacksonInstance of general, full general
  7. 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)Synonyms: Andrew JacksonOld Hickory
  8. a town in western Wyoming
  9. a town in western Tennessee
  10. capital of the state of Mississippi on the Pearl RiverSynonyms: capital of Mississippi
  11. a town in south central Michigan
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