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Mungo Park (Noun)

Meaning

Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806).

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

  • Mungo Park was a Scottish explorer who led two expeditions to West Africa in the late 18th century.
  • The British government sponsored Mungo Park's first expedition to Africa in 1795 to explore the Niger River.
  • Mungo Park's second expedition to Africa in 1805 was also sponsored by the British government, but it ended in tragedy.
  • Mungo Park was the first European to explore the Niger River and reach the city of Timbuktu.
  • The journals of Mungo Park's expeditions to Africa were widely read and helped to fuel European interest in African exploration.

Synonyms

  • Park
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