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Whit·man (wĭt′mən, hwĭt′-), Marcus 1802-1847. American frontier missionary and physician who with his wife Narcissa Prentiss (1808-1847) established a missionary post in the Oregon region (1836). The killing of the Whitmans and other members of their mission by Cayuse Indians in 1847 led to a period of military conflict between US forces and Native Americans in the Northwest.
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n. Walt(er), 1819–92, U.S. poet. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Whitman - United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)Walt Whitman | | 2. |  Whitman - United States frontier missionary who established a post in Oregon where Christianity and schooling and medicine were available to Native Americans (1802-1847)Marcus Whitman |
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Whitman, town (1990 pop. 13,240), Plymouth co., SE Mass., S of Boston; settled c.1670, set off from Abington and inc. 1875. It is an industrial town that manufactures plastics and foundry products. The Toll House (1709) is restored.Whitman Walt(er). 1819--92, US poet, whose life's work is collected in Leaves of Grass (1855 and subsequent enlarged editions). His poems celebrate existence and the multiple elements that make up a democratic society Whitman
Whit·man (wit'măn), Royal, U.S. surgeon, 1857-1946. See: Whitman frame. Whitman
Synonyms for Whitmannoun United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)Synonymsnoun United States frontier missionary who established a post in Oregon where Christianity and schooling and medicine were available to Native Americans (1802-1847)Synonyms |