“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
Gustavus, Gustavus I
(noun) king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560)
Gustavus, Gustavus II, Gustavus Adolphus
(noun) king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years’ War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632)
Gustavus, Gustavus III
(noun) king of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792)
Gustavus, Gustavus IV
(noun) king of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837)
Gustavus, Gustavus V
(noun) king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950)
Gustavus, Gustavus VI
(noun) the last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States