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KNUT
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• KNUT (noun)
The noun KNUT has 1 sense:
1. king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035)
Familiarity information: KNUT used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
King of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Canute; Canute the Great; Cnut; Knut
Instance hypernyms:
King of England; King of Great Britain (the sovereign ruler of England)
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