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Perry, Matthew Calbraith Perry | United States admiral who led a naval expedition to Japan and signed a treaty in 1854 opening up trade relations between United States and Japan; brother of Oliver Hazard Perry (1794-1858) | |
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Perry, Oliver Hazard Perry, Commodore Perry | United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) | |
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Perry, Ralph Barton Perry | United States philosopher (1876-1957) | |
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perry | a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider |