Elizabeth
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Douay Bible. Elisabeth.
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Elizaveta Petrovna, 1709–62, empress of Russia 1741–62 (daughter of Peter the Great).
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Pauline Elizabeth Ottilie Luise, Princess of WiedCarmen Sylva, 1843–1916, queen of Romania 1881–1914 and author.
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Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (the Queen Mother), 1900–2002, queen consort of George VI of Great Britain (mother of Elizabeth II).
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Saint, 1207–31, Hungarian princess and religious mystic.
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a city in NE New Jersey.
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a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “oath of God.”
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New Testament the wife of Zacharias, mother of John the Baptist, and kinswoman of the Virgin Mary. Feast day: Nov 5 or 8
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pen name Carmen Sylva. 1843–1916, queen of Romania (1881–1914) and author
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Russian name Yelizaveta Petrovna. 1709–62, empress of Russia (1741–62); daughter of Peter the Great
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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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a city in NE New Jersey, on Newark Bay. Pop: 123 215 (2003 est)
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a town in SE South Australia, part of Adelaide. Pop: 26 428 (2006)
Example Sentences
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Royalties earned when the video is streamed will go to the actress's estate, which oversees her archive and the Elizabeth Taylor Aids Foundation.
From BBC
Queen Elizabeth was on the throne, Boris Johnson was in Number Ten and we were still living two metres apart with pandemic restrictions.
From BBC
“Wealthy Americans have been credited with keeping consumer spending aloft over the past few years as general uncertainty spread,” said Elizabeth Renter, senior economist at NerdWallet.
From MarketWatch
Or maybe, Elizabeth Goldring impishly suggests in “Holbein: Renaissance Master,” he meant that he’d happily take Communion if only the table were more beautiful—dressed up, say, like a Catholic altar.
On Thursday, Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts, reintroduced the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, a proposal that was also a cornerstone of her 2020 presidential run.
From Barron's
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