FREDERICK WILLIAM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The Elector of Brandenburg who rebuilt his domain after its destruction during the Thirty Years' War (1620-1688)

Synonyms:

Frederick William; Great Elector

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Elector (any of the German princes who were entitled to vote in the election of new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire)

Holonyms ("Frederick William" is a member of...):

Hohenzollern (a German noble family that ruled Brandenburg and Prussia)