DUKE OF WINDSOR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

Synonyms:

Duke of Windsor; Edward; Edward VIII

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

King of England; King of Great Britain (the sovereign ruler of England)

Holonyms ("Duke of Windsor" is a member of...):

House of Windsor; Windsor (the British royal family since 1917)

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