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GUSTAVUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
King of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560)
Synonyms:
Gustavus; Gustavus I
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
Sense 2
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)
Synonyms:
Gustavus; Gustavus Adolphus; Gustavus II
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
Sense 3
Meaning:
King of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792)
Synonyms:
Gustavus; Gustavus III
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
Sense 4
Meaning:
King of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837)
Synonyms:
Gustavus; Gustavus IV
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
Sense 5
Meaning:
King of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950)
Synonyms:
Gustavus; Gustavus V
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
Sense 6
Meaning:
The last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973)
Synonyms:
Gustavus; Gustavus VI
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
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