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PETER THE GREAT

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PETER THE GREAT (noun)
  The noun PETER THE GREAT 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)play

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


English dictionary: Word details


PETER THE GREAT (noun)


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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