noun
King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1910 to 1936; gave up his German title in 1917 during World War I (1865-1936)
• Syn: ↑George
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑King of England, ↑King of Great Britain
• Member Holonyms: ↑Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, ↑Windsor, ↑House of Windsor
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1865-1936, king of England 1910-36 (son of Edward VII).
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George V [George V]
(1865–1936) king of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1910–36). He was the son of ↑Edward VII. He became popular with the British people for supporting the British armed forces in ↑World War I. In 1917 he dropped all his German titles and changed the family name from ↑Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to ↑Windsor 1.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.