Gustavus
pronunciation
How to pronounce Gustavus in British English:
UK ['ɡustɑ:vəs]
How to pronounce Gustavus in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- king of Sweden whose victories in battle made Sweden a European power; his domestic reforms made Sweden a modern state; in 1630 he intervened on the Protestant side of the Thirty Years' War and was killed in the battle of Lutzen (1594-1632)
- king of Sweden who established Lutheranism as the state religion (1496-1560)
Word Origin
- Gustavus
- masc. proper name, Latinized form of Swedish Gustaf; first element of unknown origin, second element literally "staff." Related: Gustavian.
Example
- 1. Gustavus bass , chief financial officer of starbury , had a different account of the split .