MAGNA CARTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Magna Carta mean? 

• MAGNA CARTA (noun)
  The noun MAGNA CARTA has 1 sense:

1. the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215

  Familiarity information: MAGNA CARTA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MAGNA CARTA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Magna Carta; Magna Charta; The Great Charter

Instance hypernyms:

royal charter (a charter granted by the sovereign (especially in Great Britain))

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)