Windsor

[win-zer]

noun

1. (since 1917) a member of the present British royal family.

2. Duke of. Edward VIII.

3. Wallis Warfield, Duchess of Bessie Wallis Warfield Spencer Simpson, 1896–1986, U.S. socialite: wife of Edward VIII of England, who abdicated the throne to marry her.

4. Official Name Windsor and Maidenhead. a city in E Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames: the site of the residence Windsor Castle of English sovereigns since William the Conqueror.

5. a city in S Ontario, in SE Canada, opposite Detroit, Michigan.

6. a town in N central Connecticut.

Windsor

¹

/ ˈwɪnzə /

noun

1. Official name: New Windsor. a town in S England, in Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames, linked by bridge with Eton: site of Windsor Castle , residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror; Old Windsor , royal residence in the time of Edward the Confessor, is 3 km (2 miles) southeast. Pop: 26 747 (2001 est)

2. a city in SE Canada, in S Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit: motor-vehicle manufacturing; university (1963). Pop: 208 402 (2001)

Windsor

²

/ ˈwɪnzə /

noun

1. the official name of the British royal family from 1917

2. the title, from 1937, of Edward VIII

Example Sentences

A nationwide hunt began, with suitably large nuts eventually being donated by the royal estate at Windsor Castle as well as from locations across the country, Italy and France.

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There have been repeated calls for Prince Andrew to be removed from Royal Lodge, his 30-room mansion in Windsor.

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Any time a big nation visits Windsor Park it is a huge occasion.

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A trial at Birmingham Crown Court heard Windsor had sent the women numerous "unwanted" gifts at the radio station's central London studios between March 2020 and August 2024.

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He rides an electric scooter around the grounds of Windsor Castle, but still describes himself as "a late person".

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