GUSTAVUS

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



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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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