Windsor
Americannoun
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(since 1917) a member of the present British royal family.
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Duke of. Edward VIII.
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Wallis Warfield, Duchess of Bessie Wallis Warfield Spencer Simpson, 1896–1986, U.S. socialite: wife of Edward VIII of England, who abdicated the throne to marry her.
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Official Name Windsor and Maidenhead. a city in E Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames: the site of the residence Windsor Castle of English sovereigns since William the Conqueror.
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a city in S Ontario, in SE Canada, opposite Detroit, Michigan.
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a town in N central Connecticut.
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Official name: New Windsor. a town in S England, in Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames, linked by bridge with Eton: site of Windsor Castle , residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror; Old Windsor , royal residence in the time of Edward the Confessor, is 3 km (2 miles) southeast. Pop: 26 747 (2001 est)
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a city in SE Canada, in S Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit: motor-vehicle manufacturing; university (1963). Pop: 208 402 (2001)
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the official name of the British royal family from 1917
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the title, from 1937, of Edward VIII
Example Sentences
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Samantha Perahia, the BFC's head of production, told the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead that it supports the plan.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Recalling a day where she presented from Windsor Castle, she said: "I really thought about that little girl that day and thought 'I can't believe that this is what I do for a job'."
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Just listening through to all the celebrations after Windsor and Hollingsworth and, finally, Obergefell was like light therapy in the depths of winter.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
And though Apple is still in the development stage in its artificial-intelligence strategy, Windsor said that could help the stock look like “a hedge against AI volatility.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
We bumped along with the sprayer behind us, all the way to Lake Windsor Downs.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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