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Shackletonian

Shackletonian adjective: of or relating to Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922), polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic.

Adjective

Shackletonian (comparative more Shackletonian, superlative most Shackletonian)

  1. Of or relating to Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922), polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic.

Forms of Shackletonian

comparativemore Shackletonian
superlativemost Shackletonian

Origin of Shackletonian

From Shackleton + -ian.

Questions about Shackletonian

What does Shackletonian mean?
Shackletonian means of or relating to Ernest Shackleton (1874–1922), polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic.
What part of speech is Shackletonian?
Shackletonian is an adjective.

Words near Shackletonian in the dictionary

  1. shackles
  2. shackless
  3. shacklest
  4. shackleth
  5. Shackleton
  6. Shackletonian
  7. Shackletons
  8. Shacklett
  9. Shackletts
  10. Shackley
  11. Shackleys

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