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WILLIAM OF ORANGE

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• WILLIAM OF ORANGE (noun)
The noun WILLIAM OF ORANGE has 1 sense:

1. King of England and Scotland and Ireland; he married the daughter of James II and was invited by opponents of James II to invade England; when James fled, William III and Mary II were declared joint monarchs (1650-1702)

Familiarity information: WILLIAM OF ORANGE used as a noun is very rare.

• WILLIAM OF ORANGE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

King of England and Scotland and Ireland; he married the daughter of James II and was invited by opponents of James II to invade England; when James fled, William III and Mary II were declared joint monarchs (1650-1702)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

William III; William of Orange

Instance hypernyms:

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

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