Carol II

[ kar-uhl; Romanian kah-rawl ]

/ ˈkær əl; Romanian ˈkɑ rɔl /

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noun

1893–1953, king of Romania 1930–40.

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How to use Carol II in a sentence

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My father was in an intelligence unit for the U.S. Navy, as he had been in World War II.
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The Chief who went through World War I and then managed to get back into World War II.
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World War II is still a long way off, but the seeds of conflict are already being sown on the continent.
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In particular, it applies to immigrants who lost their U.S. citizenship after their involvement in World War II was discovered.
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Its culture however was looked upon with the same disapproval by Charles II.
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We now proceed to learn the eighteen kings intermediate between William II.
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Buckles were first worn as shoe fastenings in the reign of Charles II.
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She looked radiantly beautiful, and as happy as if her soul were singing a Christmas Carol.
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Leo II, pope, died; an able and resolute pontiff; established the kiss of peace at the mass, and the use of holy water.
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British Dictionary definitions for Carol II

Carol II

/ (ˈkærəl) /

noun

1893–1953, king of Romania (1930–40), who was deposed by the Iron Guard

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