NOUN | person | Gustavus, Gustavus VI | the last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973) |
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person | Gustavus, Gustavus V | king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950) | |
person | Gustavus, Gustavus IV | king of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837) | |
person | Gustavus, Gustavus III | king of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792) | |
person | Gustavus, Gustavus II, Gustavus Adolphus | king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power | |
person | Gustavus, Gustavus I | king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560) |
Sounds | gah'stahvahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | The last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973). | |
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Synonym | Gustavus VI | |
Instance of | king, male monarch, Rex | A male sovereign |
Spanish | Gustavo VI Adolfo |
Meaning | king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950). | |
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Synonym | Gustavus V | |
Instance of | king, male monarch, Rex | A male sovereign |
Meaning | king of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837). | |
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Synonym | Gustavus IV | |
Instance of | king, male monarch, Rex | A male sovereign |
Meaning | king of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792). | |
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Synonym | Gustavus III | |
Instance of | king, male monarch, Rex | A male sovereign |
Meaning | king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632). | |
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Synonyms | Gustavus II, Gustavus Adolphus | |
Instance of | king, male monarch, Rex | A male sovereign |
Meaning | king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560). | |
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Synonym | Gustavus I | |
Instance of | king, male monarch, Rex | A male sovereign |
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