George V

American

noun

1865–1936, king of England 1910–36 (son of Edward VII).

George V British

noun

1865–1936, king of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and emperor of India (1910–36)

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Rodolphe Callewaert, general manager at the Bulgari Hotel Paris, which opened in 2021 on the chic Avenue George V, said the distinction was a "great source of pride".

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

Since then it has been moored at Glasgow's King George V dock where it was stripped for spares and keepsakes.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025

It was later bought in 1932 by Queen Mary, wife of George V.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2025

The site claims he settled in the George V Hotel in the spring of 1971 before relocating to 17 rue Beautreillis, where he would live with his then-partner Pamela Courson.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025

I turned and lifted a corner of my pillow, and underneath it, on the snow-white sheet, there lay a beautiful golden sovereign with the head of King George V on its uppermost side.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

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