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CANUTE THE GREAT
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
King of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035)
Synonyms:
Canute; Canute the Great; Cnut; Knut
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Instance hypernyms:
King of England; King of Great Britain (the sovereign ruler of England)