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Paul Bunyan

Paul Bunyan proper noun: a mythological giant lumberjack.

paul bunyan: a mythological giant lumberjack
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Proper noun

Paul Bunyan

  1. A mythological giant lumberjack.

Questions about Paul Bunyan

What does Paul Bunyan mean?
Paul Bunyan means a mythological giant lumberjack.
What part of speech is Paul Bunyan?
Paul Bunyan is a proper noun.

Words near Paul Bunyan in the dictionary

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  4. Paul Bert effect
  5. Paul Blart
  6. Paul Bunyan
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  8. Paul Joneses
  9. Paul Pry
  10. Paul Smiths
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