Rip Van Win|kle

Rip Van Win|kle
Rip Van Win|kle «RIHP van WIHNG kuhl»,
1. a story by Washington Irving.
2. its hero, who falls asleep and wakes 20 years later to find everything changed.
3. someone who is unaware of current events and conditions.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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