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ELIZABETH I

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603)

Synonyms:

Elizabeth; Elizabeth I

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Queen of England (the sovereign ruler of England)

Holonyms ("Elizabeth I" is a member of...):

House of Tudor; Tudor (an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603))

Derivation:

Elizabethan (of or relating to Elizabeth I of England or to the age in which she ruled as queen)

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