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KING JOHN

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• KING JOHN (noun)
The noun KING JOHN has 1 sense:

1. youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)

Familiarity information: KING JOHN used as a noun is very rare.

• KING JOHN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

John Lackland; King John; John

Instance hypernyms:

King of England; King of Great Britain (the sovereign ruler of England)

Holonyms ("King John" is a member of...):

Plantagenet; Plantagenet line (the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485)

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