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/ˌɪzəˈbɛɫə/
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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)
How To Use Isabella In A Sentence
- Stripping off her leather breeches and boots, and her tunic, Isabella slid into the sudsy, herbal scented water of the tub, submersing her body up to her chin.
- The infant Isabella from her coign to do obeisance toward the duffgerent, as first futherer with drawn brand. Finnegans Wake
- Desmond scoffed, and then flipping up the tail of his coat, turned to sit down on the chair beside Isabella's.
- They then entered Isabella's chamber, where they found her together with Mortimer and the Bishop of Lincoln.
- Isabella felt like a chunk of sod when an earthworm burrows into it.
- Isabella's cheeks heightened in color, but the blond man did not take any notice.
- Fourth, the "quagga"; and fifth, the undetermined species known as the "white zebra," so called from its pale yellow, or Isabella colour. Popular Adventure Tales
- Isabella's cheeks heightened in color, but the blond man did not take any notice.
- While asked to mediate between the rival families of Lusignan and Angoulême, he married the Angoulême heiress Isabella, who had been betrothed to Hugh de Lusignan.
- Isabella I is considered to be one of the most powerful, yet controversial, queens in Spanish history.
