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EDMUND II
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• EDMUND II (noun)
The noun EDMUND II has 1 sense:
1. king of the English who led resistance to Canute but was defeated and forced to divide the kingdom with Canute (980-1016)
Familiarity information: EDMUND II used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
King of the English who led resistance to Canute but was defeated and forced to divide the kingdom with Canute (980-1016)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Edmund II; Edmund Ironside
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
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