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Guelph
1[ gwelf ]
noun
- a member of the political party in medieval Italy and Germany that supported the sovereignty of the papacy against the German emperors: opposed to the Ghibellines.
- a member of a secret society in Italy in the early 19th century that opposed foreign rulers and reactionary ideas.
Guelph
2[ gwelf ]
noun
- a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
Guelph
1/ ɡwɛlf /
noun
- See Ghibellinea member of the political faction in medieval Italy that supported the power of the pope against the German emperors Compare Ghibelline
- a member of a secret society in 19th-century Italy opposed to foreign rule
Guelph
2/ ɡwɛlf /
noun
- a city in Canada, in SE Ontario. Pop: 106 920 (2001)
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Derived Forms
- ˈGuelphism, noun
- ˈGuelphic, adjective
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Other Words From
- Guelphic Guelfic adjective
- Guelphism Guelfism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Guelph1
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Example Sentences
It seemed as though Pisa herself was about to become Guelph, or at any rate to fling out her nobles.
I interviewed the man who would be King, and heard his theory as to the illegal usurpation of the Throne by the Guelph family.
Dante was present at this battle, being then twenty-four years old, and serving in the Guelph cavalry.
And so it came to pass that the victory of either the Guelph or Ghibelline party depended on the final action of Florence.
In the revolution of Candlemas, 1248, the successful Ghibellines throw down thirty-six of the Guelph palaces.
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