GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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)

Synonyms:

Gustavus; Gustavus Adolphus; Gustavus II

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)

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