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Anne Boleyn is an intriguing character. She seems to appeal to modern-day women in a very potent way. Because she was such an independently opinionated and spirited young woman, which at the time was unheard of.
Natalie Dormer

Meaning of "Boleyn" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BOLEYN

Boleyn  [bʊˈlɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOLEYN

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Boleyn is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOLEYN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Boleyn

Francisation of traditional English "Bullen", Boleyn is the surname of a noble English family particularly prominent in the Tudor period, members of which include: ▪ Anne Boleyn, Queen consort of England, second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I ▪ Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, mother of Anne Boleyn ▪ Elizabeth Boleyn, Lady Boleyn ▪ Geoffrey Boleyn, Lord Mayor of London ▪ George Boleyn ▪ George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, brother of Anne ▪ James Boleyn ▪ Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford ▪ Mary Boleyn, Anne's sister and long-term mistress of Henry VIII ▪ Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, father of Anne, George and Mary, courtier and ambassador ▪ Lady Margaret Butler, married name Boleyn, mother of the above The name also occurs in: ▪ Boleyn Ground in London, often also known as Upton Park, the football stadium of West Ham United F.C.

Definition of Boleyn in the English dictionary

The definition of Boleyn in the dictionary is Anne. 1507–36, second wife of Henry VIII of England; mother of Elizabeth I. She was executed on a charge of adultery.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOLEYN


berlin
bəˈlɪn
Brooklyn
ˈbrʊklɪn
Chi-lin
ˈtʃiːˈlɪn
colin
ˌkɒlɪn
discipline
ˈdɪsɪplɪn
Dublin
ˈdʌblɪn
Evelyn
ˈiːvlɪn
franklin
ˈfræŋklɪn
Guilin
ˈɡweɪˈlɪn
Helen
ˈhɛlɪn
Jilin
ˈdʒiːˈlɪn
Kuei-lin
ˈkweɪˈlɪn
Kweilin
ˈkweɪˈlɪn
kylin
ˈkiːˈlɪn
lin
lɪn
Lynn
lɪn
mandolin
ˌmændəˈlɪn
mandoline
ˌmændəˈlɪn
porcelain
ˈpɔːslɪn
violin
ˌvaɪəˈlɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOLEYN

Bolden
boldface
boldly
boldness
Boldrewood
bole
bolection
bolero
bolero jacket
bolete
boleti
boletus
Bolger
bolide
boline
Bolingbroke
Bolivar
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Bolivia
Bolivian

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOLEYN

Alwyn
Anne Boleyn
Dobbyn
Fonteyn
Frayn
Fyn
Glen Albyn
Gwyn
Hamlyn
Helvellyn
Llewellyn
Nordkyn
Olsztyn
poleyn
queyn
Solzhenitsyn
Sweyn
syn
tyiyn
wyn

Synonyms and antonyms of Boleyn in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Boleyn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOLEYN

Find out the translation of Boleyn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Boleyn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Boleyn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

博林
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Bolena
570 millions of speakers

English

Boleyn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बोलिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بولين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Болейн
278 millions of speakers

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Boleyn
270 millions of speakers

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Boleyn
260 millions of speakers

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Boleyn
220 millions of speakers

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Boleyn
190 millions of speakers

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Boleyn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブーリン
130 millions of speakers

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볼린
85 millions of speakers

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Boleyn
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Boleyn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போலெய்ன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोलेन
75 millions of speakers

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Boleyn
70 millions of speakers

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Boleyn
65 millions of speakers

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Boleyn
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Болейн
40 millions of speakers

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Boleyn
30 millions of speakers
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Boleyn
15 millions of speakers
af

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Boleyn
14 millions of speakers
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Boleyn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Boleyn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Boleyn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOLEYN»

The term «Boleyn» is regularly used and occupies the 56.206 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOLEYN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Boleyn

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2 QUOTES WITH «BOLEYN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Boleyn.
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Natalie Dormer
Anne Boleyn is an intriguing character. She seems to appeal to modern-day women in a very potent way. Because she was such an independently opinionated and spirited young woman, which at the time was unheard of.
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Alison Weir
The first Elizabeth film was an absolute travesty historically. It really was sloppy. Things like 'The Other Boleyn Girl' and 'The Tudors,' people's perception is distorted because of these. It matters to me as a historian, because I spend my life trying to get it right.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOLEYN»

Discover the use of Boleyn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Boleyn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Other Boleyn Girl (Movie Tie-In)
The daughters of a ruthlessly ambitious family, Mary and Anne Boleyn are sent to the court of Henry VIII to attract the attention of the king, who first takes Mary as his mistress, in which role she bears him an illegitimate son, and then ...
Philippa Gregory, 2008
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The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England’s Most ...
In this lively book, Bordo steps off the well-trodden paths of Tudoriana to expertly tease out the human being behind the competing mythologies.
Susan Bordo, 2013
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The Boleyn Inheritance
Lady-in-waiting Jane Boleyn, the only survivor of the ambitious Boleyn family, testifies against Henry VIII's latest queen, Anne of Cleves, and conspires to place her young cousin, Katherine Howard, on the throne.
Philippa Gregory, 2009
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Mary Boleyn: The True Story of Henry VIII's Favourite Mistress
The scandalous true story of Mary Boleyn, infamous sister of Anne, and mistress of Henry VIII. Mary Boleyn, 'the infamous other Boleyn girl', began her court career as the mistress of the king of France.
Josephine Wilkinson, 2009
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The Rise and Fall of Anne Boleyn: Family Politics at the ...
Retha Warnicke's fascinating and controversial reinterpretation focuses on the sexual intrigues and family politics pervading the court, offering a new explanation of Anne's fall.
Retha M. Warnicke, 1991
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Memoirs of the Life of Anne Boleyn, Queen of Henry VIII
SEQUEL OF THE HISTORY OF QUEEN ANNE BOLEYN. In ardent minds, the aspirations of ambition are often associated with the amiable sympathies of benevolence, the love of power becomes identified with the love of virtue, and beautful ...
Elizabeth Benger, Lucy Aikin, 1827
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The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn: 'The Most Happy'
Yet what do we know of the achievements and the legacy of her short reign? In The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn, Eric Ives provides the most detailed and convincing portrait we have of the queen.
Eric Ives, 2005
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The Boleyn King: A Novel
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY RT BOOK REVIEWS Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Alison Weir, and Showtime’s The Tudors, The Boleyn King is the first book in an enthralling trilogy that dares to imagine: What if Anne ...
Laura Andersen, 2013
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Mary Boleyn: 'The Great and Infamous Whore'
Here. at Blickling. nine miles from the sea. the Boleyn children took their first steps. learned early on that they had been born into an important and rising family, and began their first lessons. Anne and George Boleyn were to take centre-stage ...
Alison Weir, 2011
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Anne Boleyn: A New Life of England's Tragic Queen
A stunning biography reveals the truth about Anne Boleyn, the highly literate and accomplished English queen executed in May 1536 for charges of adultery, and explores the intrigue, romance, danger of the Tudor court, and the turbulent ...
Joanna Denny, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOLEYN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Boleyn is used in the context of the following news items.
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West Ham chase Argentine starlet
... they see him giving them depth in their squad and fit in with the style of play that new manager Slaven Bilic is hoping to bring to the Boleyn. «The Wharf, Jul 15»
2
Life after Arsenal
Song nonetheless attracted plenty of interest again this summer before recently declaring that he would remain at the Boleyn ground next ... «BackPageFootball, Jul 15»
3
The new TV etiquette: When is a spoiler not a spoiler?
I've got some bad news: Anne Boleyn gets beheaded in "Wolf Hall" and "The Tudors." Thomas Cromwell, too. Julius Caesar's friends stab him ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
4
Peace on earth, 2015
Boleyn was simply disposed of. It's easy to sentimentalize More's life. Robert Bolt's great play, A Man for All Seasons — later a wonderful film ... «CatholicPhilly.com, Jul 15»
5
We Can`t Have Our Cake and Eat It!
Downing was brought to the Boleyn Ground for a fee of £5 million and now there is talk of the player moving back to the north-east for a fee said ... «Vitalfootball, Jul 15»
6
Former Burnley winger Steve Kindon reflects on his favourite Turf …
His youthful impulsiveness was quickly rewarded, his debut coming against West Ham United at the Boleyn Ground. “There was no fear that ... «Lancashire Telegraph, Jul 15»
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West Ham transfer news: Hammers set to agree deal for Arsenal …
Any new signing would join Dimitri Payet and Pedro Obiang as the latest arrivals through the doors at the Boleyn Ground. Share0 Share0 ... «Brentwood Gazette, Jul 15»
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Joey O'Brien: 'Slaven Bilic has to deal with pressure at West Ham …
"We are going into the last season here [at the Boleyn Ground] and then into a new stadium, so there is a lot to go for." West Ham face the return ... «Sports Mole, Jul 15»
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Arsenal defender set for shock transfer to West Ham
Either way, it appears that Jenkinson could well be plying his trade at the Boleyn Ground throughout next season. It's claimed that Sunderland ... «Daily Star, Jul 15»
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Why did we start using fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July?
For example, the English put on a huge display when Anne Boleyn was crowned Queen to Henry VIII in 1533. Huge displays by powerful ... «KOSU, Jul 15»

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