Noun perry has 4 senses
  1. Perry, Ralph Barton Perry - United States philosopher (1876-1957)
    --1 is a kind of philosopher
  2. Perry, Matthew Calbraith Perry - United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858)
    --2 is a kind of naval officer
  3. Perry, Oliver Hazard Perry, Commodore Perry - United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819)
    --3 is a kind of commodore
  4. perry - a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider
    --4 is a kind of
    alcohol, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriant
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