Constitution
1. the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states • Syn: United States Constitution, U.S. Constitution, US Constitution, Constitution of the United States • Topics: law, jurisprudence • Instance Hypernyms: fundamental law, organic law, constitution • Part Meronyms: advice and consent, Bill of Rights, Fourteenth Amendment, Eighteenth Amendment, Nineteenth Amendment 2. a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston • Syn: Old Ironsides • Instance Hypernyms: sailing warship
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