ELIZABETH Definition & Meaning

Elizabeth

[ ih-liz-uh-buhth ]

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Douay Bible. Elisabeth.
Elizaveta Petrovna, 1709–62, empress of Russia 1741–62 (daughter of Peter the Great).
Pauline Elizabeth Ottilie Luise, Princess of WiedCarmen Sylva, 1843–1916, queen of Romania 1881–1914 and author.
Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon (the Queen Mother), 1900–2002, queen consort of George VI of Great Britain (mother of Elizabeth II).
Saint, 1207–31, Hungarian princess and religious mystic.
a city in NE New Jersey.
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “oath of God.”

Elizabeth

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a city in NE New Jersey, on Newark Bay. Pop: 123 215 (2003 est)
a town in SE South Australia, part of Adelaide. Pop: 26 428 (2006)

Elizabeth

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Saint Elizabeth or Saint Elisabeth
New Testament the wife of Zacharias, mother of John the Baptist, and kinswoman of the Virgin Mary. Feast day: Nov 5 or 8
Elizabeth18431916FRomanianPOLITICS: hereditary rulerWRITING: author pen name Carmen Sylva. 1843–1916, queen of Romania (1881–1914) and author
Elizabeth17091762FRussianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler Russian name Yelizaveta Petrovna. 1709–62, empress of Russia (1741–62); daughter of Peter the Great
Elizabeth, the Queen Mother19002002FBritishPOLITICS: hereditary ruler title the Queen Mother ; original name Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. 1900–2002, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1936–52) as the wife of George VI; mother of Elizabeth II

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The family's solicitor Elizabeth Maliakal said: "Tammy's family have been issued a written apology, which has come with an admission of substandard surgery, causing pain and harm, which is of course significant."

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Elizabeth Tamilore Odunsi, 23, was discovered on 26 April by officers who had gone to her flat to check on her, Houston police said.

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In 1945, large crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace to catch a glimpse of King George VI, the Queen Mother, a young Queen Elizabeth II, and Princess Margaret.

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The names given to the princess - Charlotte Elizabeth Diana - include references to her grandmother Diana and great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II.

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Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center, a nonprofit law and public policy institute, called the act “an absolutely critical protection for our freedoms and our democracy.”

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