Elizabeth

Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Elizabeth1 [ē liz′ə bəth, iliz′ə bəth]
n.
[LL(Ec) Elizabetha < Gr(Ec) Elisabet < Heb elisheva, lit., God is (my) oath]
1. a feminine name: dim. Bess, Bessie, Beth, Betsy, Betty, Elsie, Libby, Lisa, Liz; var. Elisabeth, Eliza
2. Bible the mother of John the Baptist and a kinswoman of Mary: Luke 1
Elizabeth2 [ē liz′ə bəth′, iliz′ə bəth′]
1. see ELIZABETH PETROVNA
2. Elizabeth I 1533-1603; queen of England (1558-1603): daughter of Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn
3. Elizabeth II (born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) 1926- ; queen of Great Britain & Northern Ireland (1952- ); head of the Commonwealth; daughter of George VI
Elizabeth3 [ē liz′ə bəth, iliz′ə bəth]
[after the wife of Sir George Carteret (1610?-80), proprietor of a colony in the region]
city in NE N.J., adjacent to Newark: pop. 121,000

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