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Definition of Isabella

1. Noun. The queen of Castile whose marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1451-1504).

Definition of Isabella

1. n. A brownish yellow color.

Definition of Isabella

1. Proper noun. (given name female from=Hebrew) , a Latinate and Italian form of Isabel (=Elizabeth), currently fashionable in the English-speaking world. ¹

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Definition of Isabella

1. isabel [n -S] - See also: isabel

Lexicographical Neighbors of Isabella

Literary usage of Isabella

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1892)
"isabella was a beautiful and mischievous woman. By John she had two sons and three daughters [see under JOHN], and by Hugh le Brun five sons (Hugh of Lusig- ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"isabella displayed her prudence and gen- was the case at the siege of Malaga ... isabella took a prominent part in this war; not only did she attend to the ..."

3. Lives of the Queens of England: From the Norman Conquest by Agnes Strickland, Elisabeth Strickland (1852)
"Summons for ladies to wait on ber a: Dover—Her wardrobe—Her coronation—Peeresses first summoned thereto— Slights offered to isabella—Queen's ..."

4. The Rise of the Spanish Empire in the Old World and in the New by Roger Bigelow Merriman (1918)
"Apparently on the plea that the marriage of Emmanuel and isabella might some day result in the union of all the Iberian realms under a single sceptre, ..."

5. L'Italiana in Algeri: Comic Drama in Two Acts by Gioacchino Rossini, Angelo Anelli (1919)
"isabella. E adesso? TADDEO. E adesso con un nome secondo Vo in un serraglio a far. ... isabella. Ai capricci delia sorte Io so far l'indifferente, ..."

6. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"Jezebel in Smith's Diet, of the Bible, has the following note : — "Amongst the Spanish Jews the name of Jezebel ivas given to isabella ' the Catholic,' in ..."

7. Representative American Plays by Arthur Hobson Quinn (1917)
"(To isabella.) You'11 not hear The news I have for you? ... isabella. Then why stand you Mute as a statue, when 't is struck asunder Without our wish or ..."

8. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1892)
"isabella was a beautiful and mischievous woman. By John she had two sons and three daughters [see under JOHN], and by Hugh le Brun five sons (Hugh of Lusig- ..."

9. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"isabella displayed her prudence and gen- was the case at the siege of Malaga ... isabella took a prominent part in this war; not only did she attend to the ..."

10. Lives of the Queens of England: From the Norman Conquest by Agnes Strickland, Elisabeth Strickland (1852)
"Summons for ladies to wait on ber a: Dover—Her wardrobe—Her coronation—Peeresses first summoned thereto— Slights offered to isabella—Queen's ..."

11. The Rise of the Spanish Empire in the Old World and in the New by Roger Bigelow Merriman (1918)
"Apparently on the plea that the marriage of Emmanuel and isabella might some day result in the union of all the Iberian realms under a single sceptre, ..."

12. L'Italiana in Algeri: Comic Drama in Two Acts by Gioacchino Rossini, Angelo Anelli (1919)
"isabella. E adesso? TADDEO. E adesso con un nome secondo Vo in un serraglio a far. ... isabella. Ai capricci delia sorte Io so far l'indifferente, ..."

13. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1861)
"Jezebel in Smith's Diet, of the Bible, has the following note : — "Amongst the Spanish Jews the name of Jezebel ivas given to isabella ' the Catholic,' in ..."

14. Representative American Plays by Arthur Hobson Quinn (1917)
"(To isabella.) You'11 not hear The news I have for you? ... isabella. Then why stand you Mute as a statue, when 't is struck asunder Without our wish or ..."

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