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GEORGE III

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Overview

GEORGE III (noun)
  The noun GEORGE III has 1 sense:

1. King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820; the American colonies were lost during his reign; he became insane in 1811 and his son (later George IV) acted as regent until 1820 (1738-1820)play

  Familiarity information: GEORGE III used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


GEORGE III (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820; the American colonies were lost during his reign; he became insane in 1811 and his son (later George IV) acted as regent until 1820 (1738-1820)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

George; George III

Instance hypernyms:

King of England; King of Great Britain (the sovereign ruler of England)

Holonyms ("George III" is a member of...):

Hanover; Hanoverian line; House of Hanover (the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria))


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