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hawkyns

/ˈhɔː.kɪnz/

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noun

/ˈhɔː.kɪnz/formalbritish
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к английскому каперу и военно-морскому командующему, который участвовал в работорговле, а позже помог построить флот, разгромивший Непобедимую армаду в 1588 году.

A proper noun referring to an English privateer and naval commander who was involved in the slave trade and later helped build the fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. C1formalbritish

    An English privateer and naval commander who was involved in the slave trade and later helped build the fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588.

    ruАнглийский капер и военно-морской командующий

    • Sir John Hawkyns was a prominent figure in Elizabethan England.
    • Hawkyns played a key role in the development of the English navy.
    • His voyages contributed to the early English involvement in the transatlantic slave trade.