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词汇 brother jonathan
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Brother Jonathan n.

sobriquet for "United States," 1816, often connected with Jonathan Trumbull (1740-1809) of Connecticut, who was called Brother Jonathan by George Washington, who often sought his advice, somehow in reference to 2 Sam i:26.

updated on August 08, 2017

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