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PHILIP II OF SPAIN
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• PHILIP II OF SPAIN (noun)
The noun PHILIP II OF SPAIN has 1 sense:
1. king of Spain and Portugal and husband of Mary I; he supported the Counter Reformation and sent the Spanish Armada to invade England (1527-1598)
Familiarity information: PHILIP II OF SPAIN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
King of Spain and Portugal and husband of Mary I; he supported the Counter Reformation and sent the Spanish Armada to invade England (1527-1598)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Philip II; Philip II of Spain
Instance hypernyms:
king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)
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