Definition of Philip V

1. Noun. King of ancient Macedonia whose confrontations with the Romans led to his defeat and his loss of control over Greece.

Generic synonyms: King, Male Monarch, Rex

Lexicographical Neighbors of Philip V

Philemon
Philibert Delorme
Philibert de l'Orme
Philip
Philip's glands
Philip Anderson
Philip Augustus
Philip Dormer Stanhope
Philip II
Philip II of Macedon
Philip II of Spain
Philip Marlowe
Philip Michael Ondaatje
Philip Milton Roth
Philip Roth
Philip V (current term)
Philip VI
Philip Warren Anderson
Philip of Valois
Philipino
Philipp.
Philipp Lenard
Philipp Melanchthon
Philipp Schwarzerd
Philippa
Philippe
Philippe's triangle
Philippi
Philippian
Philippians

Literary usage of Philip V

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Philip V, king of Macedon: b. 237; d. Amphipolis, 179 BC He was eight years old at the death of his father, and came to the throne in 220 after nine years ..."

2. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1909)
"Philip V was righteously indignant. It was easy to show that the situation ... On the afternoon of July 9, 1746, Philip V broke a blood-vessel, and died. ..."

3. A History of the Inquisition of Spain by Henry Charles Lea (1907)
"It was inevitable that Philip V and his French advisers should entertain very different views as to the relations between the king and the Inquisition from ..."

4. A History of Diplomacy in the International Development of Europe by David Jayne Hill (1914)
"... Philip v with Beretti-Landi, and large subsidies were promised for Russian help, nothing practical resulted from the appeal. ..."

5. The History of Modern Europe: With an Account of the Decline and Fall of the by William Russell (1802)
"The principal of those were, that Philip V. should either resign the crown ... Philip V. as soon as the question was submitted to him, wisely preferred the ..."

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