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Blackbeard

UK/blæk.bɪəd/US/blæk.bɪɹd/

Blackbeard proper noun: the archetypal pirate, who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Proper noun

Blackbeard

  1. The archetypal pirate, who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Origin of Blackbeard

From black + beard.

Questions about Blackbeard

What does Blackbeard mean?
Blackbeard means the archetypal pirate, who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries.
What part of speech is Blackbeard?
Blackbeard is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Blackbeard?
Blackbeard is pronounced /blæk.bɪəd/ (UK).

Words near Blackbeard in the dictionary

  1. blackbands
  2. blackbar triggerfish
  3. blackbead
  4. blackbeads
  5. blackbean
  6. Blackbeard
  7. blackbelt
  8. blackbelts
  9. blackberried
  10. blackberries
  11. blackberrita

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