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WHAT DOES DUKE OF WINDSOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Duke of Windsor

Duke of Windsor

Duke of Windsor was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 8 March 1937, for Prince Edward, the former King Edward VIII, following his abdication in December 1936. The dukedom takes its name from the town where Windsor Castle, a residence of English monarchs since the time of Henry I, following the Norman Conquest, is situated. Windsor has been the house name of the Royal Family since 1917.

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Synonyms and antonyms of Duke of Windsor in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Duke of Windsor» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

温莎公爵
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Duque de Windsor
570 millions of speakers

English

Duke of Windsor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विंडसर के ड्यूक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دوق وندسور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Герцог Виндзорский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Duque de Windsor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডিউক অফ উইন্ডসর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Duc de Windsor
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Duke of Windsor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Herzog von Windsor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウィンザー公
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

윈저 의 공작
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Adipati Windsor
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Công tước xứ Windsor
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வின்ட்சர் டியூக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ड्यूक ऑफ विंडसर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dük Windsor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Duca di Windsor
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Książę Windsoru
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Герцог Віндзорський
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ducele de Windsor
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Duke of Windsor
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Hertog van Windsor
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Duke of Windsor
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Duke of Windsor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Duke of Windsor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DUKE OF WINDSOR»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DUKE OF WINDSOR» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DUKE OF WINDSOR»

Discover the use of Duke of Windsor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Duke of Windsor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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King Edward VIII - Duke of Windsor
Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Hector Bolitho, 2006
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A King's Story: The Memoirs of H.R.H. the Duke of Windsor K.G.
This long-forgotten book, now reprinted after nearly five decades, is the only autobiography ever written by a British monarch.
Edward Duke of Windsor, 1998
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The Duke of Windsor's Last Secrets
A Novel revealing the deep dark hidden secrets of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor never previously published.
Clive Fletcher, 2008
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The Duchess Of Windsor
He said that, as I probably knew, the relationship between the present King of England and the Duke of Windsor had been throughout their lives particularly close and that during the present King's earlier years when he suffered from an ...
Greg King, 2011
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Conspiracy Encyclopedia
The Duke of Windsor covered up the murder of a millionaire in the Bahamas On July 8th, 1943, the half-charred body of Sir Harry Oakes, a multi-millionaire business associate of the Duke of Windsor, was found in his bed at home in Nassau in ...
Thom Burnett, 2006
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The Secret File of the Duke of Windsor
(1) Opinion given by Sir William Jowitt and Mr PatrickDevlin,May 1937 The Duke of Windsor has been advised that the Letters Patent dated 27th May, 1937, have no effect upon the rank and precedence to be accorded to the Duchess of ...
Michael Bloch, 2012
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The Duke of Windsor's War
hopes, there was one thing which could be said both of the Duke of Windsor and Sir Samuel Hoare. So long as England survived and was determined to resist, they would serve and support their country's struggle with all their might. 'Even if ...
Michael Bloch, 2012
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The Unseen War in Europe: Espionage and Conspiracy in the ...
K Just what happened in Lisbon as the Germans tried to lure the Duke of Windsor back to Spain, where they could better isolate him from British persuasion and protection, is not clear. Almost anything authoritative about the Duke of Windsor is ...
John H. Waller, 1996
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The House of Windsor
Each of these lavishly illustrated books serves up a brief and manageable portion of the Fraser-edited and much-touted Lives of the Kings and Queens of England. A set of six jewels for Fraser's crown.
Antonia Fraser, 2000
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The Extra Man: A Novel
Brief clips of the documentary were being shown and we saw some black-and- white footage of the Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson holding hands and walking together in a garden. Then the preview of the documentary ended, and Henry ...
Jonathan Ames, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DUKE OF WINDSOR»

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Look: Pictures of stunning Birmingham hotels over the years
It has played host to some of the biggest names around including King George VI, the Duke of Windsor, Winston Churchill, Neville Chamberlain ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
2
Tailored: A Very British Fashion comes to the Leeds City Museum
Ringo Starr and the Duke of Windsor are not the most obvious bedfellows, but when it comes to fashion they both have an eye for great British ... «Cambs Times, Jul 15»
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The Sam Snead connections with The Greenbrier never end
Bob Hope, the Duke of Windsor and assorted U.S. senators were amateurs in the early days; Ben Hogan, Peter Thomson, Jack Burke Jr., Dow ... «GolfDigest.com, Jul 15»
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The fast, furious life of Max Mosley
... his parents moved to a house outside Paris, the amusingly named Temple de la Gloire, where 'the Dook' (as they called the Duke of Windsor, ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
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On this day: Hugh Grant was arrested in Hollywood
1937: Duke of Windsor married Mrs Wallis Warfield Simpson in France. 1939: First transatlantic airline was inaugurated by Pan American ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»
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Fighting Siblings
In 2010, an excellent film, The King's Speech, depicted Edward's demotion to duke of Windsor, his sensitive, stuttering brother Bertie's ... «The Weekly Standard, Jun 15»
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A life of caring about art and artists
... Jean, and a younger brother, Joseph Thomas Wilson III, who named his cat after the Duke of Windsor. The family circle was broken when the ... «Murray Ledger and Times, Jun 15»
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Museum in Manchester Acquires Iconic Dress Depicted in Hockney …
She was also photographed by Cecil Beaton wearing a similar jacket with matching dress the day before her wedding to the Duke of Windsor at ... «BLOUIN ARTINFO, Jun 15»
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On this day: First Tarzan film shot in jungle starts
Births: 1763 Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon; 1889 Anna Akhmatova, poet; 1894 Edward, Duke of Windsor (King Edward VIII); 1894 ... «Scotsman, Jun 15»
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'Every picture told a story': The legacy of photographer Slim Aarons …
Little did she know that, in fact, he did know the Queen, the Duke of Windsor and so many others. My dad lived in and captured an era that we ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»

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