HyperDic: isabella_the_catholic

English > 1 sense of the expression Isabella the Catholic:
NOUNperson Isabella the Catholic, Isabella, Queen Isabella, Isabella Ithe queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain
English > Isabella the Catholic: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningThe queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages / voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1451-1504).
SynonymsIsabella, Queen Isabella, Isabella I
Instance ofqueen, queen regnant, female monarchA female sovereign ruler
CatalanIsabella

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