English dictionary

Gustavus

/g/@/'st/eI/v/@/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973)

noun.person

Synonyms gustavus vi

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king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950)

noun.person

Synonyms gustavus v

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king of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837)

noun.person

Synonyms gustavus iv

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king of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792)

noun.person

Synonyms gustavus iii

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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)

noun.person

Synonyms gustavus adolphus gustavus ii

Source: WordNet 3.0
king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560)

noun.person

Synonyms gustavus i

Source: WordNet 3.0