John Fitzgerald Kennedy
- proper noun
- /dʒɒn fɪtzˈɡɛrəld ˈkɛnədi/
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963, a tragic event that shocked the nation.
Examples
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It was on this day, November 8, 1960, that John Fitzgerald Kennedy of Massachusetts was elected as the 35th President of the United States.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy elected President of the United States
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy elected President of the United States
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It was on this day, November 8, 1960, that John Fitzgerald Kennedy of Massachusetts was elected as the 35th President of the United States.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy became the 35th President of the United States on January 20, 1961.
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During his presidency, John Fitzgerald Kennedy delivered the famous speech urging Americans to ask not what their country can do for them.
Synonyms
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The 35th US president from 1961 to 1963 who started the Peace Corps and was killed in Dallas
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3.2
The 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy
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A common informal name people use for John F Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States
Surface Forms
Morphology
John + Fitzgerald + Kennedy
This is a full personal name whose referential meaning (the 35th U.S. President and associated biographical facts) is encyclopedic rather than compositional; knowing the words 'John', 'Fitzgerald' and 'Kennedy' does not allow a learner to infer those facts. Proper names are arbitrary labels across languages, so the identity and historical information are not derivable from the constituents and thus are opaque to a B1 learner.
Etymology
John Fitzgerald Kennedy includes 'Fitzgerald' from his mother's family, and his initials 'JFK' became the short, famous form people used. So the full name makes people think of the '35th President' who started the Peace Corps and was killed in Dallas in 1963.