'Elizabeth' definitions:

Definition of 'Elizabeth'

(from WordNet)
noun
Daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-); "Elizabeth II is the head of state in Great Britain" [syn: Elizabeth, Elizabeth II]
noun
Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603) [syn: Elizabeth, Elizabeth I]

Definition of 'Elizabeth'

From: GCIDE
  • Elizabeth \Elizabeth\ prop. n. [a proper name from the Hebrew, probably meaning " God of the oath" or " oath of God".]
  • 1. Queen Elizabeth II. of the United Kingdom, born 1926.
  • Syn: Elizabeth II. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. Elizabeth I., the Queen of England from 1558 to 1603. She was the daughter of Henry VIII. and Anne Boleyn (1533-1603).
  • Syn: Elizabeth I. [WordNet 1.5]
  • Note: Elizabeth was born at Greenwich, near London, Sept. 7,
  • 1533: died at Richmond, near London, March 24, 1603. She reigned as Queen of England from 1558 to 1603. She was the daughter of Henry VIII. and Anne Boleyn; was brought up in the Protestant faith; studied the classical languages under Roger Ascham; and is said to have been proficient in French and Italian. On her accession she appointed as secretary of state Sir William Cecil (later Baron Burleigh), who remained her chief adviser for forty years, until his death in 1598. She repealed the Roman Catholic legislation of the previous reign, reenacted the laws of Henry VIII. relating to the church, published the Thirty-nine Articles (1563), and completed the establishment of the Anglican Church. In 1564 she concluded the treaty of Troyes with France, by which she renounced her claims to Calais in consideration of 220,000 crowns. In 1587 she signed the death-warrant of Mary Queen of Scots, who, expelled by a rebellion of her subjects, had taken refuge in England in 1568, and who, by means, it is said, of forged documents, had been involved by the government in a conspiracy of Savage, Ballard, Babington, and others against Queen Elizabeth. In 1588 her admiral Howard, assisted by Drake, Hawkins, Frobisher, Winter, and Raleigh defeated the Spanish Armada in the English Channel, and prevented an invasion of England. Her reign, which was one of commercial enterprise and of intellectual activity, was made illustrious by Shakespeare, Sidney, Spenser, Bacon, and Ben Jonson. [Century Dict.]
  • 3. Saint Elizabeth of Hungary; Born at Presburg, Hungary
  • 1207, died died at Marburg, Germany, Nov. 19, 1231. She was a Hungarian princess, daughter of Andrew II. of Hungary, and wife of Louis, landgrave of Thuringia, celebrated for her sanctity. [PJC]
  • 4. a city in Union County in northeastern New Jersy, pop. ca. 106,000. It lies between Newark to the north and Linden to the south, and has a large port, regulated by the Port of New York Authority. It also contains most of the runway area of the Newark International Airport. [PJC]

Elizabeth, NJ -- U.S. city in New Jersey

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Elizabeth, NJ -- U.S. city in New Jersey
Population (2000) :
120568
Housing Units (2000) :
42838
Land area (2000) :
12.221229 sq. miles (31.652836 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
1.434020 sq. miles (3.714094 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
13.655249 sq. miles (35.366930 sq. km)
FIPS code :
21000
Located within :
New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
Location :
40.662152 N, 74.209066 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
07201 07202 07206 07208
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Elizabeth, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Elizabeth, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
Population (2000) :
1434
Housing Units (2000) :
513
Land area (2000) :
0.858364 sq. miles (2.223153 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.858364 sq. miles (2.223153 sq. km)
FIPS code :
23740
Located within :
Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location :
39.359954 N, 104.600063 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
80107
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Elizabeth, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Elizabeth, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000) :
682
Housing Units (2000) :
343
Land area (2000) :
0.438631 sq. miles (1.136049 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.438631 sq. miles (1.136049 sq. km)
FIPS code :
23165
Located within :
Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location :
42.317007 N, 90.223231 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
61028
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Elizabeth, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Elizabeth, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
Population (2000) :
137
Housing Units (2000) :
59
Land area (2000) :
0.137392 sq. miles (0.355844 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.137392 sq. miles (0.355844 sq. km)
FIPS code :
20674
Located within :
Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location :
38.124158 N, 85.973711 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
47117
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Elizabeth, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Elizabeth, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
1609
Housing Units (2000) :
758
Land area (2000) :
0.354031 sq. miles (0.916937 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.059701 sq. miles (0.154624 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.413732 sq. miles (1.071561 sq. km)
FIPS code :
22992
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
40.271189 N, 79.886347 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
15037
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Elizabeth, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Elizabeth, LA -- U.S. town in Louisiana
Population (2000) :
574
Housing Units (2000) :
205
Land area (2000) :
1.622096 sq. miles (4.201210 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.622096 sq. miles (4.201210 sq. km)
FIPS code :
23235
Located within :
Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location :
30.867410 N, 92.794429 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Elizabeth, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Elizabeth, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000) :
172
Housing Units (2000) :
85
Land area (2000) :
0.363262 sq. miles (0.940845 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.363262 sq. miles (0.940845 sq. km)
FIPS code :
18566
Located within :
Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location :
46.379260 N, 96.129527 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
56533
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Elizabeth, WV -- U.S. town in West Virginia

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Elizabeth, WV -- U.S. town in West Virginia
Population (2000) :
994
Housing Units (2000) :
466
Land area (2000) :
0.475292 sq. miles (1.231001 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.058357 sq. miles (0.151145 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.533649 sq. miles (1.382146 sq. km)
FIPS code :
24364
Located within :
West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
Location :
39.062852 N, 81.395529 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
26143
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.