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PHILIP II

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

King of Spain and Portugal and husband of Mary I; he supported the Counter Reformation and sent the Spanish Armada to invade England (1527-1598)

Synonyms:

Philip II; Philip II of Spain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

King of ancient Macedonia and father of Alexander the Great (382-336 BC)

Synonyms:

Philip II; Philip II of Macedon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

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

Sense 3

Meaning:

Son of Louis VII whose reign as king of France saw wars with the English that regained control of Normandy and Anjou and most of Poitou (1165-1223)

Synonyms:

Philip Augustus; Philip II

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

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

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