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PETER I
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• PETER I (noun)
The noun PETER I has 1 sense:
1. czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government; he extended his territories in the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725)
Familiarity information: PETER I used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government; he extended his territories in the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Czar Peter I; Peter I; Peter the Great
Instance hypernyms:
czar; tsar; tzar (a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917))
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