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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Windsor usually gets about 50 inches of rain a year.
From Salon • May 15, 2026
TUV leader Jim Allister said he welcomed the ruling as it "restrains" the effect of the Windsor Framework.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
"I cannot help noticing the readjustments to the East Wing, Mr. President, following your visit to Windsor Castle last year," Charles said at the state dinner.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
The only thing that vaguely approached an act of lèse-majesté against the head of the House of Windsor was the attendance of Mark Collins, the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Yorktown, Texas.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
Fifty minutes while the plane droned over Cornwall and Devon, then Somerset and the Salisbury Plains before reaching the North Downs and on toward Windsor and London.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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