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CANUTE THE GREAT

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Overview

CANUTE THE GREAT (noun)
  The noun CANUTE THE GREAT 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)play

  Familiarity information: CANUTE THE GREAT used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


CANUTE THE GREAT (noun)


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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