Carrie Nation

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An American activist who fought against alcohol and attacked bars with a hatchet

proper noun
/ˈkæri ˈneɪʃən/

: Carrie Nation

Carrie Nation was notorious for using a hatchet to smash the bars of saloons in her fight for temperance.

Examples

Carrie Nation became famous for attacking saloons with a hatchet as part of her fight against alcohol.
Many historians credit Carrie Nation with bringing national attention to the temperance movement.
The museum dedicates an exhibit to Carrie Nation and her unusual methods of protest.
Carrie Nation was a fierce advocate!
Don't forget Carrie Nation!
Many people remember Carrie Nation as a tireless campaigner for the prohibition of alcohol in the United States.
In the early 1900s, Carrie Nation led protests that involved destroying liquor bottles in bars.

Synonyms

Carry Nation

vsCarrie Nation

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An American woman who raids bars and smashes bottles of alcohol with a hatchet

is the same person but spelled using an alternative form of the name

Surface Forms

Carrie Nation main

Morphology

Carrie + Nation

This is a proper name referring to a specific historical person; the biographical meaning (an American temperance activist who attacked saloons with a hatchet) cannot be derived from the constituents 'Carrie' (a personal name) and 'nation' (a country/collective). Recognizing this meaning therefore requires cultural or historical knowledge rather than compositional vocabulary knowledge, so it will be opaque to a B1 learner who only knows the individual words.

Etymology

Carrie Nation was an American activist who became famous for walking into bars and smashing bottles and furniture with a hatchet to fight alcohol as part of the 'temperance movement'. That's why her name is remembered for bold, direct protest.