NOUN | person | Elizabeth I, Elizabeth | Queen of England from 1558 to 1603 |
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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). | |
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Synonym | Elizabeth | |
Instance of | Queen of England | The sovereign ruler of England |
Member of | Tudor, House of Tudor | An English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor |
Spanish | Isabel I | |
Catalan | Elisabet I, Elizabeth I, Isabel I | |
Adjectives | Elizabethan | of or relating to Elizabeth I of England or to the age in which she ruled as queen |
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