Beatrix

[ bey-uh-triks, bee- ]

noun

Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, born 1938, queen of the Netherlands 1980–2013 (daughter of Juliana).

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How to use Beatrix in a sentence

In April last year, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands handed the throne to her son Prince Willem-Alexander after 33 years.
Shock As King Juan Carlos of Spain Abdicates | Tom Sykes | June 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The King and Queen of Holland became monarchs after Willem-Alexander's mother, Queen Beatrix, abdicated in April last year.
POTUS Meets Queen Maxima Of Holland | Tom Sykes | March 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
With the abdication of Queen Beatrix on Tuesday, the Dutch have a new queen—and a new fashion icon, as well.
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands Is a New Style Icon | Erin Cunningham | May 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Editor's note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Queen Beatrix took the throne in 1948.
Pope Benedict XVI Bows Out of His Contract With God | Andrew Roberts | February 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Queen Beatrix may be ready to pack up and go, but here in Blighty, like it or not, our Kings and Queens have a job for life.
Queen Beatrix May Have Abdicated, But Queen Elizabeth Never Will, Insiders Say | Tom Sykes | January 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

I intend to compromise on her wedding morn by calling her Beatrix.
My New Curate | P.A. Sheehan
Beatrix was a jolly girl, rather like Bob both in looks and ways.
Queensland Cousins | Eleanor Luisa Haverfield
Beatrix gave the animal to her husband, but the good man soon desired to get rid of the beast.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James Grant
Beatrix Esmond is a coquette of the highest—almost of the heroic-poetic—class, but she is first of all Beatrix Esmond.
The English Novel | George Saintsbury
Why, thou wouldst not be so impudent, to marry Beatrix for thyself only?
Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) | John Dryden

British Dictionary definitions for Beatrix

Beatrix

/ (ˈbiːətrɪks) /

noun

full name Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard . born 1938, queen of the Netherlands (1980–2013); abdicated in favour of her eldest son Willem-Alexander

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