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    FERDINAND

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    The king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516)play

    Synonyms:

    Ferdinand; Ferdinand of Aragon; Ferdinand the Catholic; Ferdinand V; King Ferdinand

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    Nouns denoting people

    Instance hypernyms:

    king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)

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