Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

[ saks-koh-burg-goh-thuh ]

/ ˈsæksˈkoʊ bɜrgˈgoʊ θə /

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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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Words nearby Saxe-Coburg-Gotha

sax, saxatile, Saxe, Saxe-Altenburg, saxe blue, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Saxe-Meiningen, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, saxhorn, saxicoline, saxicolous

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How to use Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in a sentence

He consoled them by saying there was no immediate danger and recommended that we send for our consul in Coburg.
Ways of War and Peace|Delia Austrian
The final stage of the war opened with considerable Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
The only comment to make upon this paragraph is that Coburg is not even country like Camperdown, but a part of Melbourne.
Thirty Years in Australia|Ada Cambridge
Two days after their arrival in Brussels, Maurice de Saxe made his entry into the city.
Queens of the French Stage|H. Noel Williams

A question which has naturally given rise to a good deal of conjecture is the conduct of Maurice de Saxe on this occasion.
Queens of the French Stage|H. Noel Williams

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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