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Tru·man
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1.
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace
(
“Bess”
),
1885–1982,
U.S. first lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
2.
Harry S,
1884–1972,
33rd president of the U.S. 1945–53.
3.
a male given
name
.
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Truman
(ˈtruːmən)
—
n
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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