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ferdinand

/fˈɝdɪnˌænd/noun3 syllables

Ferdinand means: the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516).

Synonyms for ferdinand5

noun, as in the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516)

Ferdinand II of Aragon, King Ferdinand, Ferdinand of Aragon, Ferdinand V, Ferdinand the Catholic

What does ferdinand mean?1

noun

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the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Ferdinand in a sentence

  • Ferdinand won't give the speech because he's got a cough.mervert1
  • Ferdinand Magellan sailed around the world in the sixteenth century.Ioan_Cristian
  • We were taught that Ferdinand Magellan was Portuguese but worked in the service of Spain.mervert1

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