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Peary

American  
[peer-ee] / ˈpɪər i /

noun

  1. Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and Arctic explorer.


Peary British  
/ ˈpɪərɪ /

noun

  1. Robert Edwin. 1856–1920, US arctic explorer, generally regarded as the first man to reach the North Pole (1909)

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This is perhaps why Aleqatsiaq Peary, a 42-year-old Inuit hunter living in the remote northerly town of Qaanaaq, seemed unfazed by the prospect of US ownership.

From BBC Jan. 7, 2026

Robert Peary on polar expeditions and was likely the first human to ever stand on top of the world.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2025

American explorers discovered the North Pole later than you might think: It wasn’t until 1909 that Admiral Robert Peary became the first person to plant a flag in the Arctic frost.

From New York Times Jun. 9, 2023

On Saturday afternoon, nearly 100 adults — all former students of Peary High — climbed aboard a yellow Montgomery County school bus and set off for Gibbs’s house.

From Washington Post Dec. 18, 2022

And so she chattered easily and knowledgeably about things of interest to students—this new theory of relativity by a man called Einstein, and whether Admiral Peary would really reach the North Pole.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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