Found 11 hits - Term: elizabeth, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
elizabeth \elizabeth\ prop. n. a proper name from the hebrew,
probably meaning " god of the oath" or " oath of god".
1. queen elizabeth ii. of the united kingdom, born 1926.
syn: elizabeth ii.
wordnet 1.5
2. elizabeth i., the queen of england from 1558 to 1603. she
was the daughter of henry viii. and anne boleyn
1533-1603.
syn: elizabeth i.
wordnet 1.5
note: elizabeth was born at greenwich, near london, sept. 7,
1533: died at richmond, near london, march 24, 1603.
she reigned as queen of england from 1558 to 1603. she
was the daughter of henry viii. and anne boleyn; was
brought up in the protestant faith; studied the
classical languages under roger ascham; and is said to
have been proficient in french and italian. on her
accession she appointed as secretary of state sir
william cecil later baron burleigh, who remained her
chief adviser for forty years, until his death in 1598.
she repealed the roman catholic legislation of the
previous reign, reenacted the laws of henry viii.
relating to the church, published the thirty-nine
articles 1563, and completed the establishment of the
anglican church. in 1564 she concluded the treaty of
troyes with france, by which she renounced her claims
to calais in consideration of 220,000 crowns. in 1587
she signed the death-warrant of mary queen of scots,
who, expelled by a rebellion of her subjects, had taken
refuge in england in 1568, and who, by means, it is
said, of forged documents, had been involved by the
government in a conspiracy of savage, ballard,
babington, and others against queen elizabeth. in 1588
her admiral howard, assisted by drake, hawkins,
frobisher, winter, and raleigh defeated the spanish
armada in the english channel, and prevented an
invasion of england. her reign, which was one of
commercial enterprise and of intellectual activity, was
made illustrious by shakespeare, sidney, spenser,
bacon, and ben jonson.
century dict.
3. saint elizabeth of hungary; born at presburg, hungary
1207, died died at marburg, germany, nov. 19, 1231. she
was a hungarian princess, daughter of andrew ii. of
hungary, and wife of louis, landgrave of thuringia,
celebrated for her sanctity.
pjc
4. a city in union county in northeastern new jersy, pop. ca.
106,000. it lies between newark to the north and linden to
the south, and has a large port, regulated by the port of
new york authority. it also contains most of the runway
area of the newark international airport.
pjc
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
elizabeth
n 1: daughter of george vi who became the queen of england and
northern ireland in 1952 on the death of her father
1926- syn: elizabeth ii
2: queen of england from 1558 to 1603; daughter of henry viii
and anne boleyn; she succeeded mary i who was a catholic
and restored protestantism to england; during her reign
mary queen of scots was executed and the spanish armada
was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and
literary genius 1533-1603 syn: elizabeth i
see also:
elizabeth ii elizabeth i
- [3] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
elizabeth, ar
zip codes: 72531
elizabeth, co town, fips 23740
location: 39.36013 n, 104.59953 w
population 1990: 818 312 housing units
area: 1.4 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
zip codes: 80107
elizabeth, il village, fips 23165
location: 42.31615 n, 90.22465 w
population 1990: 641 323 housing units
area: 1.4 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
zip codes: 61028
elizabeth, in town, fips 20674
location: 38.12533 n, 85.97477 w
population 1990: 153 66 housing units
area: 0.4 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
zip codes: 47117
elizabeth, la town, fips 23235
location: 30.86837 n, 92.79768 w
population 1990: 414 173 housing units
area: 4.1 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
elizabeth, mn city, fips 18566
location: 46.37931 n, 96.13040 w
population 1990: 152 79 housing units
area: 0.9 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
zip codes: 56533
elizabeth, ms
zip codes: 38756
elizabeth, nj city, fips 21000
location: 40.66637 n, 74.19416 w
population 1990: 110002 41315 housing units
area: 31.9 sq km land, 3.7 sq km water
zip codes: 07201, 07202, 07206, 07208
elizabeth, pa borough, fips 22992
location: 40.27152 n, 79.88646 w
population 1990: 1610 773 housing units
area: 0.9 sq km land, 0.2 sq km water
zip codes: 15037
elizabeth, wv town, fips 24364
location: 39.06242 n, 81.39737 w
population 1990: 900 452 housing units
area: 1.2 sq km land, 0.2 sq km water
zip codes: 26143
- [4] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
elizabeth, nj -- u.s. city in new jersey
population 2000: 120568
housing units 2000: 42838
land area 2000: 12.221229 sq. miles 31.652836 sq. km
water area 2000: 1.434020 sq. miles 3.714094 sq. km
total area 2000: 13.655249 sq. miles 35.366930 sq. km
fips code: 21000
located within: new jersey nj, fips 34
location: 40.662152 n, 74.209066 w
zip codes 1990: 07201 07202 07206 07208
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
elizabeth, nj
elizabeth
- [5] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
elizabeth, co -- u.s. town in colorado
population 2000: 1434
housing units 2000: 513
land area 2000: 0.858364 sq. miles 2.223153 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
total area 2000: 0.858364 sq. miles 2.223153 sq. km
fips code: 23740
located within: colorado co, fips 08
location: 39.359954 n, 104.600063 w
zip codes 1990: 80107
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
elizabeth, co
elizabeth
- [6] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
elizabeth, il -- u.s. village in illinois
population 2000: 682
housing units 2000: 343
land area 2000: 0.438631 sq. miles 1.136049 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
total area 2000: 0.438631 sq. miles 1.136049 sq. km
fips code: 23165
located within: illinois il, fips 17
location: 42.317007 n, 90.223231 w
zip codes 1990: 61028
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
elizabeth, il
elizabeth
- [7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
elizabeth, in -- u.s. town in indiana
population 2000: 137
housing units 2000: 59
land area 2000: 0.137392 sq. miles 0.355844 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
total area 2000: 0.137392 sq. miles 0.355844 sq. km
fips code: 20674
located within: indiana in, fips 18
location: 38.124158 n, 85.973711 w
zip codes 1990: 47117
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
elizabeth, in
elizabeth
- [8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
elizabeth, pa -- u.s. borough in pennsylvania
population 2000: 1609
housing units 2000: 758
land area 2000: 0.354031 sq. miles 0.916937 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.059701 sq. miles 0.154624 sq. km
total area 2000: 0.413732 sq. miles 1.071561 sq. km
fips code: 22992
located within: pennsylvania pa, fips 42
location: 40.271189 n, 79.886347 w
zip codes 1990: 15037
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
elizabeth, pa
elizabeth
- [9] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
elizabeth, la -- u.s. town in louisiana
population 2000: 574
housing units 2000: 205
land area 2000: 1.622096 sq. miles 4.201210 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
total area 2000: 1.622096 sq. miles 4.201210 sq. km
fips code: 23235
located within: louisiana la, fips 22
location: 30.867410 n, 92.794429 w
zip codes 1990:
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
elizabeth, la
elizabeth
- [10] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
elizabeth, mn -- u.s. city in minnesota
population 2000: 172
housing units 2000: 85
land area 2000: 0.363262 sq. miles 0.940845 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
total area 2000: 0.363262 sq. miles 0.940845 sq. km
fips code: 18566
located within: minnesota mn, fips 27
location: 46.379260 n, 96.129527 w
zip codes 1990: 56533
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
elizabeth, mn
elizabeth
- [11] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
elizabeth, wv -- u.s. town in west virginia
population 2000: 994
housing units 2000: 466
land area 2000: 0.475292 sq. miles 1.231001 sq. km
water area 2000: 0.058357 sq. miles 0.151145 sq. km
total area 2000: 0.533649 sq. miles 1.382146 sq. km
fips code: 24364
located within: west virginia wv, fips 54
location: 39.062852 n, 81.395529 w
zip codes 1990: 26143
note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
headwords:
elizabeth, wv
elizabeth
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