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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.”


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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According to Binghamton University, State University of New York psychology researcher Jiyun Elizabeth Shin, impostorism involves persistent self doubt even when objective evidence shows success.

From Science Daily

When I spoke with his daughter Elizabeth, she was in a fitting place: her Ford car.

From The Wall Street Journal

Apart from starring in sitcom Fawlty Towers, she played many other roles on screen and stage, including Queen Elizabeth II in Alan Bennett's play, A Question of Attribution.

From BBC

Gerstner’s survivors include his wife, Robin; a daughter, Elizabeth; and grandchildren.

From The Wall Street Journal

A new statistical study led by Elizabeth Holley and her research team shows that valuable minerals could be recovered as byproducts from active U.S. metal mines, sharply reducing the nation's reliance on foreign imports.

From Science Daily