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Meaning of CATHERINE

Pronunciation:  'kathrin

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  Empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)
  2. [n]  first wife of Henry VIII of England; Henry's divorce from her marked an initial step in the English Reformation (1485-1536)
 
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 Synonyms: Catherine II, Catherine of Aragon, Catherine the Great
 
 See Also: Empress, married woman, wife

 

 

 

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