FRANCIS FERDINAND

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I; his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I (1863-1914)

Synonyms:

Francis Ferdinand; Franz Ferdinand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

archduke (a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria)

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