Elizabeth

American  

[ih-liz-uh-buhth] / ɪˈlɪz ə bəθ /

noun

1. Douay Bible. Elisabeth.

2. Elizaveta Petrovna, 1709–62, empress of Russia 1741–62 (daughter of Peter the Great).

3. Pauline Elizabeth Ottilie Luise, Princess of WiedCarmen Sylva, 1843–1916, queen of Romania 1881–1914 and author.

4. Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (the Queen Mother), 1900–2002, queen consort of George VI of Great Britain (mother of Elizabeth II).

5. Saint, 1207–31, Hungarian princess and religious mystic.

6. a city in NE New Jersey.

7. a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “oath of God.”

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Elizabeth ¹ British  

/ ɪˈlɪzəbəθ /

noun

1. New Testament the wife of Zacharias, mother of John the Baptist, and kinswoman of the Virgin Mary. Feast day: Nov 5 or 8

2. pen name Carmen Sylva. 1843–1916, queen of Romania (1881–1914) and author

3. Russian name Yelizaveta Petrovna. 1709–62, empress of Russia (1741–62); daughter of Peter the Great

4. title the Queen Mother ; original name Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. 1900–2002, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1936–52) as the wife of George VI; mother of Elizabeth II

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Elizabeth ² British  

/ ɪˈlɪzəbəθ /

noun

1. a city in NE New Jersey, on Newark Bay. Pop: 123 215 (2003 est)

2. a town in SE South Australia, part of Adelaide. Pop: 26 428 (2006)

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Example Sentences

Actor Elizabeth Hurley is set to give evidence the following week, followed by John and Furnish in early February.

From Barron's

"We were so excited to celebrate such a joyous day with Elizabeth," Nurse said.

From BBC

In an August podcast episode of The Daily, titled “How America Got Obsessed With Protein,” food journalist Elizabeth Dunn delves into what was undoubtedly the biggest food trend of 2025: protein-maxxing.

From Salon

I’m reminded of a gift that Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales — when she was Duchess of Cambridge — gave Queen Elizabeth II when the younger royal was a guest for her first Christmas at Sandringham.

From MarketWatch

“Our clients, both the housed and unhoused communities at large, were promised more than aspirational rhetoric, Your Honor,” their attorney Elizabeth Mitchell said in her opening statement.

From Los Angeles Times