English noun: Catherine | |||
1. | Catherine (person) first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536) | ||
Synonyms | Catherine of Aragon | ||
Instance hypernym | married woman, wife | ||
2. | Catherine (person) empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796) | ||
Synonyms | Catherine II, Catherine the Great | ||
Instance hypernym | empress | ||