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FRANCIS FERDINAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I; his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I (1863-1914)
Synonyms:
Francis Ferdinand; Franz Ferdinand
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Instance hypernyms:
archduke (a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria)