Isabella

/ˈɪzəˌbɛlə/
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Other forms: Isabellas

Definitions of Isabella
  1. noun
    the queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1451-1504)
    synonyms: Isabella I, Isabella the Catholic, Queen Isabella
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    female monarch, queen, queen regnant
    a female sovereign ruler
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