Definition of Meriwether lewis

1. Noun. United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809).

Exact synonyms: Lewis
Generic synonyms: Adventurer, Explorer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Meriwether Lewis

Merginae
Mergus
Mergus albellus
Mergus merganser
Mergus merganser americanus
Mergus serrator
Meri
Meriam
Merida
Meridiani Planum
Meridith
Meriones
Meriones longifrons
Meriones unguiculatus
Merionethshire
Meriwether Lewis
Merkel
Merkel's corpuscle
Merkel's filtrum ventriculi
Merkel's fossa
Merkel's muscle
Merkel's tactile cell
Merkel's tactile disk
Merkel cell tumour
Merkozy
Merlangus
Merlangus merlangus
Merle
Merlin

Literary usage of Meriwether lewis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson. by Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Adgate Lipscomb, Albert Ellery Bergh (1905)
"meriwether lewis.1 meriwether lewis, late Governor of Louisiana.was born'on the 18th of August, 1774, near the town of Charlottesville, in the county of ..."

2. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1907)
"TO CAPTAIN meriwether lewis. WASHINGTON, January 22, 1804. DEAR SIR,—My letters since your departure have been of July nth and 15th, November 16th, ..."

3. Documentary History of the Cession of Louisiana to the United States Till it by Rufus Blanchard (1903)
"Captain meriwether lewis was murdered and robbed while on his way to Washington, DC, by Joshua Grinder, October 11, 1809, in what is now the county of Lewis ..."

4. Stepping Stones to Literature: A Reader for Seventh Grades by Sarah Louise Arnold, Charles Benajah Gilbert (1898)
"meriwether lewis and Lieut. William Clark. Among the great discoverers who made known to the world the wonders of the West, two men stand pre-eminent. ..."

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