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  • proper noun A male given name, a Latinized form of Gustav.

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  • noun the last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973)
  • noun king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950)
  • noun king of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837)
  • noun king of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792)
  • noun king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560)
  • noun king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632)

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Examples

  • On April 10, he married Peggy Shippen, and about the same time, under the code name Gustavus, he made contact with British agents in New York.

    Angel in the Whirlwind Benson Bobrick 1997

  • On April 10, he married Peggy Shippen, and about the same time, under the code name Gustavus, he made contact with British agents in New York.

    Angel in the Whirlwind Benson Bobrick 1997

  • Like the mystic bark in the Mort d'Arthur, the ship which carried the remains of Gustavus from the German shore bore away heroism as well as the hero.

    Lectures and Essays Goldwin Smith 1866

  • No name in history lies deeper in Swedish hearts than the name Gustavus

    The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa Paul Barron Watson

  • These terms Gustavus rejected with disdain, declaring that he had striven for the good of all to scatter Norby with his "nest of robbers," and would consent to a meeting with Fredrik only on condition that in the interval Norby should receive no aid of any shape or kind.

    The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa Paul Barron Watson

  • "Mr. Ferdinand," said the Prophet, "kindly call Gustavus to your aid and take away the telescope."

    The Prophet of Berkeley Square Robert Smythe Hichens 1907

  • β€œThe first king of Sweden, who called himself Gustavus, which is only an anagram of Augustus.”

    The memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt 1827

  • "The first king of Sweden, who called himself Gustavus, which is only an anagram of Augustus."

    The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1761

  • "The first king of Sweden, who called himself Gustavus, which is only an anagram of Augustus."

    Memoirs of Casanova β€” Volume 25: Russia and Poland Giacomo Casanova 1761

  • And by the end of 1637 or early in 1638 two ships were seen entering and ascending the Delaware, freighted with the elements and nucleus of the new state, such as Gustavus had projected.

    Luther and the Reformation: The Life-Springs of Our Liberties Joseph A. Seiss

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