Definition of Catherine ii

1. Noun. Empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796).

Exact synonyms: Catherine, Catherine The Great
Generic synonyms: Empress

Lexicographical Neighbors of Catherine Ii

Catharist
Cathars
Cathartes
Cathartes aura
Cathartidae
Cathay
Cathaya
Cathayan
Cathayans
Cathays
Cathedral City
Cather
Catherine
Catherine Howard
Catherine I
Catherine II
Catherine Parr
Catherine de Medicis
Catherine of Aragon
Catherine the Great
Catherine wheel
Catherine wheels
Catherinian
Catheryn
Cathi
Cathie
Cathleen
Catholic
Catholic Church
Catholic Churches

Literary usage of Catherine ii

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

1. A History of Diplomacy in the International Development of Europe by David Jayne Hill (1914)
"Although Catherine II was obliged to repudiate the policies of her murdered husband, and hi her first public manifesto referred to Frederick II as "a ..."

2. Russia by Alfred Rambaud, Edgar Saltus (1902)
"The helpers of Catherine II. : the great legislative commission (1766-1768)— ... catherine ii. surrounded herself with distinguished fellow- workers, ..."

3. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1904)
"1 THERE are few names so popular in Russia and so dear to her as that of Catherine II. The generation of men who belonged to her time spoke of her with the ..."

4. The Balance of Power, 1715-1789 by Arthur Hassall (1896)
"CHAPTER XIII catherine ii. AND JOSEPH IL 1783-1789 The Russo-Austrian Alliance — The Reforms of Joseph II.— Maria Theresa's Reforms — Joseph's ..."

5. The History of Russia from the Earliest Times to 1877 by Alfred Rambaud, Graeme Mercer Adam (1904)
"The helpers of Catherine II.: the great legislative commission (1766- ... catherine ii. surrounded herself with distinguished fellow- workers, ..."

6. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, from the Earliest Times Until the by Simon Dubnow (1916)
"THE JEWISH POLICY OF catherine ii. (1772-1796) The quarantine which Bussia, prior to Catherine II., had established for the " enemies of Christ/' was broken ..."

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