HyperDic: peter_the_great

English > 1 sense of the expression Peter the Great:
NOUNperson Peter the Great, Peter I, Czar Peter Iczar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government
English > Peter the Great: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaningczar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government; he extended his territories in the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725).
SynonymsPeter I, Czar Peter I
Instance ofczar, tsar, tzarA male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
CatalanPere I

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