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GUSTAVUS
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• GUSTAVUS (noun)
The noun GUSTAVUS has 6 senses:
1. the last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973)
2. king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950)
3. king of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837)
4. king of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792)
5. 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)
6. king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560)
Familiarity information: GUSTAVUS used as a noun is common.
Sense 1
Meaning:
The last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gustavus; Gustavus VI
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
Sense 2
Meaning:
King of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gustavus; Gustavus V
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
Sense 3
Meaning:
King of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gustavus; Gustavus IV
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
Sense 4
Meaning:
King of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gustavus; Gustavus III
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
Sense 5
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)
Sense 6
Meaning:
King of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gustavus; Gustavus I
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
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