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mayflower

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for mayflower.

Editorial note

Does that mean people other than direct descendents of the Mayflower don't have a constitution?

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Quick take

A historical ship that transported the Pilgrims to America in the year 1620.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of mayflower gathered in one view.

noun

A historical ship that transported the Pilgrims to America in the year 1620.

noun

Any of several plants that flower in May - especially the hawthorn (in Britain) and the trailing arbutus (in the US).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for mayflower.

noun

Any of several plants that flower in May - especially the hawthorn (in Britain) and the trailing arbutus (in the US).

Example sentences

1

Does that mean people other than direct descendents of the Mayflower don't have a constitution?

2

Name an American with Mayflower ancestry who has done anything of any note in the past 100 years.

3

Why do you think they were on the mayflower and not on a boat headed to Ellis island in the 1900s?

4

I'm not aware of any democratic vote by the Native Americans to allow the Mayflower pilgrims to stay?

5

By way of comparison, it took pilgrims from England traveling on ships like the Mayflower about 66 days to arrive in New England.

6

And the Mayflower pilgrims never joined the society of native Americans.

7

If the Mayflower ship brings British settlers to the U.

8

The Mayflower first hove to at Cape Cod.

9

Being from the area, I don't recall Mayflower as being very rural.

10

They Mayflower records are pretty decent.

11

As a Mayflower descendant I would scarcely say that.

12

I get that it's a fun futuristic thought experiment for nerds but the idea that Elon's going to send up some modern day Mayflower in the near future that builds a thriving settlement is obvious nonsense.

Quote examples

1

It's probably more precise to say: "A lot of people here know a story about it", the same way a lot of Americans know about the Mayflower.

2

The term they've been using for the "right" kind of person is "Heritage American", allegedly meaning people whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower.

3

"American" is the religion immigrants have signed up to since the Mayflower.

4

Once I saw the word "baroness" I realized I was heading into a pit of PR nonsense written in the style of someone who traces their heritage back to the Mayflower.

Proper noun examples

1

Who had more direct impact on the American Continent, the Spaniard, Columbus or the British Mayflower?

2

My 10(great) grandfather was John Alden and came over on the Mayflower.

3

Hopefully our records will be better preserved than those from the Mayflower.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use mayflower in a sentence?

Does that mean people other than direct descendents of the Mayflower don't have a constitution?

What does mayflower mean?

A historical ship that transported the Pilgrims to America in the year 1620.

What part of speech is mayflower?

mayflower is commonly used as noun.