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Fill in the blanks with correct Meaning and Eponym for the given words. Eponym Meaning Origin saxophone volcano Eiffel Tower Boycott Mount Everest

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Fill in the blanks with correct Meaning and Eponym for the given words.

Eponym Meaning Origin
saxophone    
volcano    
Eiffel Tower    
Boycott    
Mount Everest    
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Eponym Meaning Origin
saxophone A musical instrument Adolphe SAX was the inventor of this instrument. so it is called Saxaphone on the name of Adolphe Sax, a Belgian instrument designer.
volcano Volcano eruption is a natural disaster. some mountains erupt. sulphurgas in the lava form. Vulcan is a mythological character. He is the son of Jupiter. Vulcan is the god of fire.
Eiffel Tower Eiffel tower is the tower in France. it is an iron tower in Paris. An engineer named Gustave Eiffel built the Eiffel tower. So it was named after the engineer Eiffel.
Boycott 'boycott' means to 'avoid something' A corrupt revenue official was removed from the government. so the farmers used to say ' avoid, Charles Boycott, the corrupt revenue official. In due course, the meaning of the word ' boycott' became ' avoid'.
Mount Everest Mount Everest is the highest peak in the Himalayas. George Everest was the first surveyor of India to have the survey in measuring the height of Mount Everest. so, the mount was named after George Everest
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