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Eliz·​a·​beth i-ˈli-zə-bəth How to pronounce Elizabeth (audio)
name of 2 English (British) queens: I 1533–1603 daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn (reigned 1558–1603); II 1926–2022 Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; daughter of George VI (reigned 1952–2022)

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variants or less commonly Elizabeth Stuart
-ˈstü-ərt How to pronounce Elizabeth (audio)
-ˈstyü-;
ˈstu̇rt,
ˈstyu̇rt
1596–1662 queen of Elector Frederick V

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1900–2002 Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon ˈbōz-ˈlī-ən How to pronounce Elizabeth (audio) ; queen of George VI of Great Britain

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1843–1916 pseudonym Carmen Sylva ˈkär-mən-ˈsil-və How to pronounce Elizabeth (audio) queen of Romania and writer

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Eliz·​a·​beth i-ˈli-zə-bəth How to pronounce Elizabeth (audio)
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short river in southeastern Virginia flowing between the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth into Hampton Roads
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city and port on Newark Bay Southwest of Newark in northeastern New Jersey population 124,969

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“Elizabeth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Elizabeth. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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