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Peter the Great

Peter the Great proper noun: peter I, the Tsar of all Russia from 1682, and the first Emperor of all Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725.

Proper noun

Peter the Great

  1. Peter I, the Tsar of all Russia from 1682, and the first Emperor of all Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725.

Origin of Peter the Great

Calque of Russian Пётр Вели́кий (Pjotr Velíkij).

Questions about Peter the Great

What does Peter the Great mean?
Peter the Great means peter I, the Tsar of all Russia from 1682, and the first Emperor of all Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725.
What part of speech is Peter the Great?
Peter the Great is a proper noun.

Words near Peter the Great in the dictionary

  1. peter pepper
  2. peter peppers
  3. Peter principle
  4. peter puffer
  5. peter puffers
  6. Peter the Great
  7. Peter Witt
  8. Peter Witts
  9. Peter's
  10. Peter's pence
  11. Peter's penny

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