Truman
[ troo-muhn ]
/ ˈtru mən /
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noun
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace "Bess", 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
Harry S, 1884–1972, 33rd president of the U.S. 1945–53.
a male given name.
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Truman
/ (ˈtruːmən) /
noun
Harry S . 1884–1972, US Democratic statesman; 33rd president of the US (1945–53). He approved the dropping of the two atomic bombs on Japan (1945), advocated the postwar loan to Britain, and involved the US in the Korean War
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