ISABELLA I

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• ISABELLA I (noun)
  The noun ISABELLA I has 1 sense:

1. the queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1451-1504)

  Familiarity information: ISABELLA I used as a noun is very rare.

• ISABELLA I (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1451-1504)

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Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Isabella; Isabella I; Isabella the Catholic; Queen Isabella

Instance hypernyms:

female monarch; queen; queen regnant (a female sovereign ruler)