Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
[ saks-koh-burg-goh-thuh ]
/ ˈsæksˈkoʊ bɜrgˈgoʊ θə /
noun
a member of the present British royal family, from the establishment of the house in 1901 until 1917 when the family name was changed to Windsor.
Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emanuel, Prince of. Albert, Prince.
a former duchy in central Germany.
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British Dictionary definitions for Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
/ (sæksˈkəʊbɜːɡˈɡəʊθə) /
noun
the ruling house of the former German duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (until 1918) and the name of the British royal family (1901–17) through Prince Albert
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