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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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Protruding from the moon’s south pole is an upside down bust of Peary.

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

The researchers began collecting sediments from Peary Land in 2006, but it took years for the technology to catch up with their ambitions.

From Scientific American ● Dec. 7, 2022

I felt as Peary must have when he approached what he thought was the North Pole.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

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