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Definition of George

1. Noun. Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303).

2. Noun. King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1936 to 1947; he succeeded Edward VIII (1895-1952).

3. Noun. King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1910 to 1936; gave up his German title in 1917 during World War I (1865-1936).

4. Noun. King of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 1820 to 1830; his attempt to divorce his estranged wife undermined the prestige of the Crown (1762-1830).

5. Noun. King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820; the American colonies were lost during his reign; he became insane in 1811 and his son (later George IV) acted as regent until 1820 (1738-1820).

6. Noun. King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760 (1683-1760).

7. Noun. Elector of Hanover and the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 (1660-1727).

Definition of George

1. n. A figure of St. George (the patron saint of England) on horseback, appended to the collar of the Order of the Garter. See Garter.

Definition of George

1. Proper noun. (Ancient Greek male given name). ¹

2. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹

3. Proper noun. (given name female diminutive=Georgina) or Georgia; also used in the conjoined name George Ann(e). ¹

4. Noun. (slang) , (archaic) A coin with King George’s profile. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of George

Geomys bursarius Geomys pinetis Geonim Geophilidae Geophilomorpha Geophilus Geordie Geordies Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann Georg Friedrich Handel

Georg Meissner Georg Philipp Telemann Georg Simon Ohm Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Georg Wilhelm Steller George (current term) George's Island George Armstrong Custer George Balanchine George Beadle

George Berkeley George Bernard Shaw George Boole George Bryan Brummell George Burns George Bush George C. Scott George Catlett Marshall George Charles Hevesy de Hevesy George Dewey

Literary usage of George

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

1. Library of Southern Literature by John Calvin Metcalf (1910)
"George Washington, whose character and achievements have set apart and ... Lawrence Washington, the grandfather of George, had come to Virginia in the days ..."

2. Miscellanies by William Makepeace Thackeray (1877)
"George THE FIRST. AVERT few years since, I knew familiarly a lady, ... 's court; of the German retainers of George I.'s ; where Addi- son was secretary of ..."

3. The Friends' Library: Comprising Journals, Doctrinal Treatises, and Other by William Evans, Thomas Evans (1837)
"Learning, useful, recommended by George Fox, 23. Letters of Christopher Story,. ... Shannon, Thomas, writes to George Fox, 56. Skipton, 48, 08. ..."

4. A Select Collection of Old Plays: In Twelve Volumes ; with Additional Notes by Isaac Reed, Robert Dodsley, Octavius Gilchrist, John Payne Collier (1827)
"The merrie conceited Jests of George Peele, Gentleman, sometime Student in ... It is not impossible that he was the " humorous George" addressed by the ..."

5. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1899)
"George THE FIRST. VERY few years since, I knew familiarly a lady, who had been asked in marriage by Horace Walpole, who had been patted on the head by ..."

6. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: in twenty-four volumes. by William Makepeace Thackeray (1869)
"George THE FIRST. VERY few' years since, I knew familiarly a lady, who had been asked in marriage by Horace Wai- pole, who had been patted on the head by ..."

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