Catherine II

American  

noun

1. Sophia Augusta of Anhalt-ZerbstCatherine the Great, 1729–96, empress of Russia 1762–96.

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Catherine II British  

noun

1. known as Catherine the Great. 1729–96, empress of Russia (1762–96), during whose reign Russia extended her boundaries at the expense of Turkey, Sweden, and Poland: she was a patron of literature and the arts

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Example Sentences

Watching the third season of “The Great,” a Hulu comedy series about Catherine II, has been a good match for my mood.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2023

He acknowledged during a news conference aboard the papal airplane that his reference to Russia’s imperial leaders Peter the Great and Catherine II was “perhaps not happy.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023

"Hearing the pope of Rome, in this delicate moment in history, praise Catherine II ... appears to many Catholics to be quite odd," said an editorial Italy's Il Sismografo website, which specialises in Catholic affairs.

From Reuters • Aug. 28, 2023

In Odesa, a statue of Potemkin’s lover, Empress Catherine II, is boarded over and set for removal.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2022

The direction of the boy’s upbringing was entirely in the hands of his grandmother, the empress Catherine II.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" by Various