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Lind
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Lind  (lnd), Jenny Known as "the Swedish Nightingale." 1820-1887.
Swedish soprano who toured the United States (1850-1852) under the management of P.T. Barnum.
Lind [lɪnd]
n
1. (Biographies / Lind, James (1716-1794) M, British, MEDICINE: physician) James. 1716-94, British physician. He demonstrated (1754) that citrus fruits can cure and prevent scurvy, a remedy adopted by the British navy in 1796
2. (Biographies / Lind, Jenny (1820-1887) F, Swedish, MUSIC: coloratura soprano) Jenny, original name Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt. 1820-87, Swedish coloratura soprano
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Noun1.LindLind - Swedish soprano who toured the United States under the management of P. T. Barnum (1820-1887)
Jenny Lind, Swedish Nightingale


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