SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The name of the royal family that ruled Great Britain from 1901-1917; the name was changed to Windsor in 1917 in response to anti-German feelings in World War I

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Saxe-Coburg-Gotha" is a kind of...):

dynasty (a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family)

royal family; royal house; royal line; royalty (royal persons collectively)

Meronyms (members of "Saxe-Coburg-Gotha"):

Albert Edward; Edward; Edward VII (King of England from 1901 to 1910; son of Victoria and Prince Albert; famous for his elegant sporting ways (1841-1910))

George; George V (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))

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