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ferdinand

/ˈfɜː.dɪ.nənd/

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noun

/ˈfɜː.dɪ.nənd/C1formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к историческому мужскому имени, наиболее известному в связи с Фердинандом II Арагонским, который вместе с Изабеллой I Кастильской объединил Испанию, завершил Реконкисту и спонсировал экспедицию Колумба в 1492 году.

A proper noun referring to a historical male given name, most notably associated with Ferdinand II of Aragon, who, along with Isabella I of Castile, unified Spain, completed the Reconquista, and sponsored Columbus's 1492 voyage.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Historical monarchB2formal

    The king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella I; their marriage in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain.

    ruИсторический монарх

    • Ferdinand and Isabella completed the Reconquista by capturing Granada in 1492.
    • Ferdinand supported Christopher Columbus's expedition to the New World.
    • The Spanish Inquisition was instituted under Ferdinand and Isabella in 1478.