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FREDERICK THE GREAT
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• FREDERICK THE GREAT (noun)
The noun FREDERICK THE GREAT has 1 sense:
1. king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786; brought Prussia military prestige by winning the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War (1712-1786)
Familiarity information: FREDERICK THE GREAT used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786; brought Prussia military prestige by winning the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War (1712-1786)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Frederick II; Frederick the Great
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
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