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Definition the Mayflower in American English

the Mayflower

/ˈmeɪˌflaʊr/
1

the ship on which some people left England to travel to North America in the 17th century. Sometimes American people say that their family "came over on the Mayflower" which means that their family has lived in the U.S. for a very long time.

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Definition the Mayflower in American English