Guelph
1 Americannoun
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a member of the political party in medieval Italy and Germany that supported the sovereignty of the papacy against the German emperors: opposed to the Ghibellines.
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a member of a secret society in Italy in the early 19th century that opposed foreign rulers and reactionary ideas.
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a member of the political faction in medieval Italy that supported the power of the pope against the German emperors Compare Ghibelline
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a member of a secret society in 19th-century Italy opposed to foreign rule
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Etymology
Origin of Guelph
1570–80; < Italian Guelfo < Middle High German Welf name of founder of a princely German family
Example Sentences
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Avocados may also help people manage obesity and even prevent diabetes, according to researchers at the University of Guelph, near Toronto.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 2026
Such measures are needed to bolster companies that are too uncertain to move ahead with projects, said Jim Jarrell, president of Linamar, an auto-parts and industrial-equipment manufacturer based in Guelph, Ontario.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
Michael von Massow, a professor of agriculture at Guelph University, said fruit juice prices have risen 7.5% from last year due to counter measures on American citrus.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2025
The effort "amps collaboration up to a new level," said Stuart McCook, a historian at the University of Guelph in Ontario who studies coffee and other tropical commodities and who is not involved in Innovea.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2024
SIENA, the Ghibelline, at one time always at war with Florence the Guelph, no longer disputes with her ancient rival the glory of being the foremost of Tuscan cities.
From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe
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