Martin Luther King
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- proper noun
- /ˈmɑrtɪn ˈluːθər kɪŋ/
- Gannon modeled his talk on Martin Luther King's "Dream" speech.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- assassinated Martin Luther King
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- First of all, happy Martin Luther King Junior Day, everybody.
- But you know, Martin Luther King called it the beloved community.
- And he joined Martin Luther King shortly after the bus boycott began.
- What did Jesus do and what did Martin Luther King junior do?
- And, and so they killed him and they killed Martin Luther King within six weeks of each other.
- And now let me leave you with a few words from Martin Luther King Junior.
- So Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel was a friend and colleague of Doctor Martin Luther King Junior.
- And Martin Luther King says, well, this is not unique, This is not unusual.
- The black man is, listen, Martin Luther King was like a Sissy.
- What you know, what draws you to Martin Luther King?
- You can think of JFK and Jeffrey Dahmer, OJ Simpson and Martin Luther King.
Examples
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Like Martin Luther King said, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice."
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The speech delivered by Martin Luther King at the Lincoln Memorial is considered one of the most powerful in American history.
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And that night, Martin Luther King gave his last speech.
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First of all, happy Martin Luther King Junior Day, everybody.
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There was no school because it was Martin Luther King Day.
Fiction book (2002) -
I am proud of my country tonight because I think of Martin Luther King.
Blog text (13) -
The memorial is also famous for Dr. Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" speech.
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Martin Luther King was killed in Memphis, today.
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Ultimately, should we be a colorblind society is what Martin Luther King said, not to judge people by the color of their skin.
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An old newsreel of Martin Luther King's last speech was playing on the TV.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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2.3
An American church minister who fights for equal rights for Black people through peaceful protest
Surface Forms
Morphology
Martin + Luther + king
This is a proper name referring to a specific historical person (Martin Luther King Jr.), and that referential meaning (civil rights leader, minister) cannot be derived from the constituent words. Knowing 'king' might even mislead a learner into thinking of royalty; proper names are largely arbitrary and language-specific, so a B1 learner who only knows the parts would not infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Martin Luther King is the name of a US civil rights leader who used 'peaceful protest' to fight for equal rights for Black people. His famous 'I Have a Dream' speech and large marches made his name a symbol of the movement.