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Prince of Wales

title conferred on the oldest son and heir apparent of a British king or queen
Prince of Wales2 definition

Prince of Wales

  1. Etymology: after George, Prince of Wales, later King George IV

    island of SE Alas., largest in the Alexander Archipelago: 2,230 sq mi (5,776 sq km)
  2. promontory of the Seward Peninsula, NW Alas., on the Bering Strait: westernmost point of North America

    Etymology: after George, Prince of Wales, later King George IV

  3. Etymology: after Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII

    island of the Arctic Archipelago, Canada: 12,830 sq mi (33,230 sq km)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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