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Bligh

[ blahy ]
/ blaɪ /

noun

William, 1754–1817, British naval officer: captain of H.M.S. Bounty, the crew of which mutinied 1789.

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Words nearby Bligh

Bleuler, blew, blewit, blewits, Blida, Bligh, blight, blighter, blighty, bliksem, blimey
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Bligh
/ (blaɪ) /

noun

William . 1754–1817, British admiral; Governor of New South Wales (1806–9), deposed by the New South Wales Corps: as a captain, commander of H.M.S. Bounty when the crew mutinied in 1789
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