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LOUIS XVI

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Overview

LOUIS XVI (noun)
  The noun LOUIS XVI has 1 sense:

1. king of France from 1774 to 1792; his failure to grant reforms led to the French Revolution; he and his queen (Marie Antoinette) were guillotined (1754-1793)play

  Familiarity information: LOUIS XVI used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


LOUIS XVI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

King of France from 1774 to 1792; his failure to grant reforms led to the French Revolution; he and his queen (Marie Antoinette) were guillotined (1754-1793)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

King of France (the sovereign ruler of France)


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