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GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS
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• GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS (noun)
The noun GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS has 1 sense:
1. king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632)
Familiarity information: GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
King of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gustavus; Gustavus Adolphus; Gustavus II
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
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