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DUKE OF WINDSOR
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• DUKE OF WINDSOR (noun)
The noun DUKE OF WINDSOR has 1 sense:
1. King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
Familiarity information: DUKE OF WINDSOR used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Duke of Windsor; Edward; Edward VIII
Instance hypernyms:
King of England; King of Great Britain (the sovereign ruler of England)
Holonyms ("Duke of Windsor" is a member of...):
House of Windsor; Windsor (the British royal family since 1917)
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