Mountbatten-Windsor
Mountbatten-Windsor proper noun: the regnant branch of the House of Windsor, the ruling house of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. It is itself a branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, though Windsor is not the senior branch of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Proper noun
Mountbatten-Windsor (countable and uncountable, plural Mountbatten-Windsors)
- The regnant branch of the House of Windsor, the ruling house of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. It is itself a branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, though Windsor is not the senior branch of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
- A British surname, used by line issuing forth from the union of Elizabeth II and Philip.
Forms of Mountbatten-Windsor
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Origin of Mountbatten-Windsor
Mountbatten + Windsor. From the maiden surname, Windsor, of Queen Elizabeth II, the queen-regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, and the surname of her husband, Mountbatten, the prince-consort, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Greece and Denmark.
Questions about Mountbatten-Windsor
- What does Mountbatten-Windsor mean?
- Mountbatten-Windsor means the regnant branch of the House of Windsor, the ruling house of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. It is itself a branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, though Windsor is not the senior branch of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
- What part of speech is Mountbatten-Windsor?
- Mountbatten-Windsor is a proper noun.
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