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/ˈɡəstəvəs/
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NOUN
- king of Sweden who kept Sweden neutral during both World War I and II (1858-1950)
- the last king of Sweden to have any real political power (1882-1973)
- king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632)
- king of Sweden whose losses to Napoleon I led to his being deposed in 1809 (1778-1837)
- king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560)
- king of Sweden who increased the royal power and waged an unpopular war against Russia (1746-1792)
How To Use Gustavus In A Sentence
- He is considering liberal arts colleges like Carleton and Gustavus Adolphus, which he says have shown a more personal touch.
- It was a sum of money, that had been weighed, rix-dollar by rix-dollar, against the blood of Gustavus. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution
- Harte's _History of Gustavus_, a wilderness which mere human patience seems unable to explore, is yet enlivened here and there with a cheerful spot, when he tells us of some scalade or camisado, or speculates on troopers rendered bullet-proof by art-magic. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works
- After this interchange of greeting, the steed began to his provender with an eager dispatch, which showed old military habits; and the master, after looking on the animal with great complacency for about five minutes, said, — “Much good may it do your honest heart, Gustavus; — now must I go and lay in provant myself for the campaign.” A Legend of Montrose
- Baron Charnace had inserted in the draft of the treaty the term protection as between France and Gustavus Adolphus. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5
- ` ` The cursed Highland salvages! '' muttered the Captain, half aloud; ` ` what is to become of me, if Gustavus, the namesake of the invincible Lion of the Protestant League, should be lamed among their untenty hands? '' A Legend of Montrose
- The cursed Highland salvages!" muttered the Captain, half aloud; "what is to become of me, if Gustavus, the namesake of the invincible Lion of the Protestant League, should be lamed among their untenty hands! A Legend of Montrose
- The painstakingly raised and restored Vasa and Mary Rose, favourites of Kings Gustavus Adolphus and Henry VIII respectively, are threatened by a chemical reaction as their hoary old timbers dry out.
- “The cursed Highland salvages!” muttered the Captain, half aloud; “what is to become of me, if Gustavus, the namesake of the invincible Lion of the Protestant League, should be lamed among their untenty hands!” A Legend of Montrose
- Harte's _History of Gustavus_, a wilderness which mere human patience seems unable to explore, is yet enlivened here and there with a cheerful spot, when he tells us of some scalade or camisado, or speculates on troopers rendered bullet-proof by art-magic. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works