Rabindranath Tagore

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An Indian writer and poet who wrote India's national anthem and won the Nobel Prize for writing

proper noun

: Rabindranath Tagore

The great poet Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.

Examples

Many of Rabindranath Tagore's poems are studied in schools throughout India.
The works of Rabindranath Tagore have been translated into many languages.
Rabindranath Tagore was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Rabindranath Tagore is celebrated for his profound philosophical writings.
Rabindranath Tagore was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Many of Rabindranath Tagore's poems are studied in schools throughout India.
The great poet Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.

Synonyms

Tagore

vsRabindranath Tagore

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An Indian writer and poet who won the Nobel Prize in 1913

is known for national fame from composing the national anthem rather than international awards

Surface Forms

Rabindranath Tagore main

Morphology

Rabindranath + Tagore

This is a proper name referring to a specific historical individual; its referential meaning (identity, dates, achievements) is not compositionally derivable from the constituent name parts. Even if a learner knows the element 'Tagore' as a poet, the full biographical sense and specific identity require world knowledge rather than being predictable from the words, so it is not transparent to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Rabindranath Tagore was a poet and writer from Bengal who wrote many songs and books and even wrote India's 'national anthem', and he became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. That's why his name stands for a very famous Indian writer and poet.