Gus•ta•vus

(gʌˈsteɪ vəs, -ˈstɑ-)
n.

1. Gustavus I, (Gustavus Vasa) 1496–1560, king of Sweden 1523–60.

2. Gustavus II, (Gustavus Adolphus) ( “Lion of the North” ) 1594–1632, king of Sweden 1611–32 (grandson of Gustavus I).

3. Gustavus III, 1746–92, king of Sweden 1771–92.

4. Gustavus IV, (Gustavus Adolphus) 1778–1837, king of Sweden 1792–1809 (son of Gustavus III).

5. Gustavus V (or Gus•taf or Gus•tav V) (ˈgʌs tɑv) 1858–1950, king of Sweden 1907–50.

6. Gustavus VI or Gustav VI, (Gustaf Adolf) 1882–1973, king of Sweden 1950–73 (son of Gustavus V).

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Noun	1.	Gustavus - the last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973) Gustavus VI
	2.	Gustavus - king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950) Gustavus V
	3.	Gustavus - king of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837) Gustavus IV
	4.	Gustavus - king of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792) Gustavus III
	5.	Gustavus - 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) Gustavus Adolphus, Gustavus II
	6.	Gustavus - king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560) Gustavus I

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This I am certain is Philander the son of my Laurina's 3d girl the amiable Bertha; there wants now but the presence of Gustavus to compleat the Union of my Laurina's Grand- Children."

"And here he is; (said a Gracefull Youth who that instant entered the room) here is the Gustavus you desire to see.

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Eliza observed "Ugh!" and sat down on the floor, the eggs took up different positions about the carpet, where they spread themselves out, and Gustavus Adolphus left the room.

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Gustavus Adolphus and his Swedes passed through more than once, as is duly recorded in archives still preserved, for we are on what was then the high-road between Sweden and Brandenburg the unfortunate.

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He had accordingly stationed his brigade in such a manner that, viewed from above and from a distance, one would have pronounced it the Roman triangle of the battle of Ecnomus, the boar's head of Alexander or the famous wedge of Gustavus Adolphus.

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Why all this deference to Alfred and Scanderbeg and Gustavus? Suppose they were virtuous; did they wear out virtue?

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QREC CEO Nasser bin Sherida al Kaabi was present and crowned the winners of six-furlong contest reserved for three-year-old and older thoroughbreds It was Gustavus Weston (Equiano), trained by Joseph Murphy, who secured first place in a photo finish with Woody Creek (Zoffany).

Gustavus Weston clinches QREC-sponsored Gr3 Phoenix Sprint Stakes

in financial economics from Gustavus Adolphus College.

Peter Diessner is new president of KA realty and development

Besides changing the relationship between consumers and their food, Gustavus Swift facilitated the change in gender roles as processed foods liberated women from hours of food shopping and preparation.

Food and the fast track

It is allocating the money towards the purchase of Rosalba Carriera's Portrait of Gustavus Hamilton, 2nd Viscount Boyne, by the Barber Institute of Art in Birmingham.

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Carriera's image of Irish politician Gustavus Hamilton, the 2nd Viscount Boyne, is the first major painting to be bought by the gallery's trust under the directorship of Professor Ann Sumner.

Pastel masterpiece unveiled at institute