Catherine (n.)

  1. first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIIIs divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

    [ Syn: catherine of aragon , catherine ]

  2. empress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796)

    [ Syn: catherine ii , catherine , catherine the great ]

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