LOUIS XVI

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

King of France from 1774 to 1792; his failure to grant reforms led to the French Revolution; he and his queen (Marie Antoinette) were guillotined (1754-1793)

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

King of France (the sovereign ruler of France)

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