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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

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

When it opened in 1918, George V was monarch and the country was in the final days of World War I.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2025

As a beautiful, wealthy debutante, Katharine was introduced to many of the most eligible young men of the 1950s - and she met Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, a grandson of George V.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 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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