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Peter the Great

DEFINITIONS OF: Peter the Great

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n czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government; he extended his territories in the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725)

Synonyms:
Czar Peter I, Peter I
Example of:
czar, tsar, tzar
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
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