Elizabeth

E·liz·a·beth ¹  (-lz-bth)

In the New Testament, the mother of John the Baptist and a kinswoman of Mary.

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E·liz·a·beth ²  (-lz-bth) 1843-1916.

Queen of Romania (1881-1916) and poet who wrote under the pseudonym Carmen Sylva.

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E·liz·a·beth ³  (-lz-bth) 1900-2002.

Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1936-1952) as the wife of George VI.

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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.

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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.)

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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" Elizabeth II House of Windsor, Windsor - the British royal family since 1917
	2.	Elizabeth - 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) Elizabeth I 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] N → Isabel

Elizabeth

n → Elisabeth f