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thorpe

/θɔːrp/

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noun

/θɔːrp/formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к выдающемуся американскому спортсмену, жившему с 1888 по 1953 год.

A proper noun referring to an outstanding United States athlete who lived from 1888 to 1953.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Jim ThorpeB2formalamerican

    An outstanding American athlete of Native American descent, who won Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon in 1912 and later played professional baseball and football.

    ruДжим Торп

    • Jim Thorpe is considered one of the greatest athletes in history.
    • He won two gold medals at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.
    • Thorpe's athletic achievements were recognized long after his death.