Windsor

Windsor, Duke of

See Edward VIII.

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Windsor, Wallis Warfield. Duchess of Windsor. 1896-1986.

American divorcée who married the Duke of Windsor, formerly Edward VIII of England, in 1937.

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Wind·sor ¹  (wnzr)

Ruling house of Great Britain (since 1917), including George V, who adopted the name Windsor in 1917, and his descendants Edward VIII, George VI, and Elizabeth II.

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Wind·sor ²  (wnzr)

1. A city of southeast Ontario, Canada, on the Detroit River opposite Detroit, Michigan. Settled by the French after 1701, it is a port of entry and an industrial center. Population: 216,000.

2. A municipal borough of south-central England on the Thames River southwest of London. Windsor Castle has been a royal residence since the time of William the Conqueror. Population: 29,700.

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Windsor [ˈwɪnzə]

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1. (Placename) a town in S England, in Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames, linked by bridge with Eton: site of Windsor Castle, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror; Old Windsor, royal residence in the time of Edward the Confessor, is 3 km (2 miles) southeast. Pop.: 30 136 (1991) Official name New Windsor

2. (Placename) a city in SE Canada, in S Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit: motor-vehicle manufacturing; university (1963). Pop.: 197 694 (1996)

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Windsor²

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1. (Biographies) the official name of the British royal family from 1917

2. (Biographies / Windsor, Duke of) Duke of. the title of Edward VIII from 1937

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Windsor - a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
	2.	Windsor - the British royal family since 1917 House of Windsor dynasty - a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family Duke of Windsor, Edward, Edward VIII - King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972) Elizabeth, Elizabeth II - 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" George V, George - King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1910 to 1936; gave up his German title in 1917 during World War I (1865-1936) George VI, George - King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1936 to 1947; he succeeded Edward VIII (1895-1952)