| 单词 | pilgrim settler |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspilgrim settler pilgrim settler n. (a) American History one of the Pilgrim Fathers; one of the early English-speaking settlers in North America in the 17th cent.; (b) New Zealand History one of the European settlers in the Canterbury area of New Zealand in the 1850s. ΚΠ 1837 Lady's Bk. Aug. 49 Since the days of our fathers, the pilgrim settlers of New England, it is by no means certain that we have advanced in the knowledge of our duties towards heaven. 1886 G. R. Hart Stray Leaves from Early Hist. Canterbury 6 It was hardly a matter for surprise that amongst the ranks of the Pilgrim Settlers who..set sail for Canterbury in 1850, we should have many scions of the aristocracy. 1974 Hist. Teacher 7 312 Plymouth Colony, founded by the Pilgrim settlers in 1620, has received considerable attention from colonial historians in recent years. 1999 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) (Nexis) 18 Dec. 4 The first of the four pilgrim settler ships, the Charlotte Jane, arrived at Lyttelton from England on December 16, 1850. < as lemmas |
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