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Elizabeth
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E·liz·a·beth 1  (-lz-bth)
In the New Testament, the mother of John the Baptist and a kinswoman of Mary.

E·liz·a·beth 2  (-lz-bth) 1843-1916.
Queen of Romania (1881-1916) and poet who wrote under the pseudonym Carmen Sylva.

E·liz·a·beth 3  (-lz-bth) 1900-2002.
Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1936-1952) as the wife of George VI.

E·liz·a·beth 4  (-lz-bth)
A city of northeast New Jersey south of Newark. Settled as Elizabethtown in 1664, it was the capital of New Jersey until 1686 and is today a residential suburb of New York City. Population: 126,000.

Elizabeth [ɪˈlɪzəbəθ]
n
1. (Placename) a city in NE New Jersey, on Newark Bay. Pop.: 120 568 (2000)
2. (Placename) a town in SE South Australia, near Adelaide. Pop.: 34 000 (latest est.)

Elizabeth2
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible)
Saint Also Elisabeth New Testament the wife of Zacharias, mother of John the Baptist, and kinswoman of the Virgin Mary. Feast day: Nov. 5 or 8
2. (Biographies / Elizabeth (1843-1916) F, Romanian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler, WRITING: author) pen name Carmen Sylva. 1843-1916, queen of Romania (1881-1914) and author
3. (Biographies / Elizabeth (1709-1762) F, Russian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) Russian name Yelizaveta Petrovna. 1709-62, empress of Russia (1741-62); daughter of Peter the Great
4. (Biographies / Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (1900-2002) F, British, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) title the Queen Mother; original name Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. 19002002, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1936-52) as the wife of George VI; mother of Elizabeth II
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Noun1.Elizabeth - daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)Elizabeth - daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-); "Elizabeth II is the head of state in Great Britain"
House of Windsor, Windsor - the British royal family since 1917
2.Elizabeth - Queen of England from 1558 to 1603Elizabeth - Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603)
House of Tudor, Tudor - an English dynasty descended from Henry Tudor; Tudor monarchs ruled from Henry VII to Elizabeth I (from 1485 to 1603)
Translations
Elizabeth [ɪˈlɪzəbəθ] NIsabel
Elizabeth
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