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George V

American  

noun

  1. 1865–1936, king of England 1910–36 (son of Edward VII).


George V British  

noun

  1. 1865–1936, king of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and emperor of India (1910–36)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

A number of police vehicles and ambulances were seen at King George V playing fields.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

Born as Katharine Worsley, from an aristocratic land-owning family in Yorkshire, the duchess became part of the Royal Family in 1961 when she married the Duke of Kent, a grandson of King George V.

From BBC Sep. 5, 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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