prince
/pɹɪns/ noun A1- Someone who is preeminent in their field; a great person. · He is a prince among men.
- The (male) ruler or head of a principality.
- A male member of a royal family other than the ruler; especially (in the United Kingdom) the son or grandson of the monarch.
- A non-royal high title of nobility, especially in France and the Holy Roman Empire. · Prince Louis de Broglie won the 1929 Nobel Prize in Physics.
- A type of court card used in tarot cards, the equivalent of the jack.
- The mushroom Agaricus augustus.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Rohana.
Plural princes
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I’ve always heard that Prince Edward Island was the prettiest place in the world, and I used to imagine I was living here, but I never really expected I would.
“Oh Marilla, I’m the happiest girl on Prince Edward Island this very moment.
At first glance it might not seem that the decision of a certain Canadian Premier to include Prince Edward Island in a political tour could have much or anything to do with the fortunes of little Anne Shirley at Green Gables.
I am the unhappiest girl in Prince Edward Island.”
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