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CHARLEMAGNE

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Overview

CHARLEMAGNE (noun)
  The noun CHARLEMAGNE has 1 sense:

1. king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)play

  Familiarity information: CHARLEMAGNE used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


CHARLEMAGNE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Carolus; Charlemagne; Charles; Charles I; Charles the Great

Instance hypernyms:

Carlovingian; Carolingian (a member of the Carolingian dynasty)

Holy Roman Emperor (sovereign of the Holy Roman Empire)


 Context examples 


She would like the relics of great people better, for I've seen her Napoleon's cocked hat and gray coat, his baby's cradle and his old toothbrush, also Marie Antoinette's little shoe, the ring of Saint Denis, Charlemagne's sword, and many other interesting things.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)



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