windsor
part of speech
proper noun (Windsor; the Windsors; Windsor Castle)
meaning for a pupil
1) Windsor is a town in Berkshire, England, west of London, by the River Thames, home of Windsor Castle. tree →
2) Windsor Castle is a very old castle there and one of the official homes of the British king or queen. tree →
3) Windsor is the family name of the British royal family, "the House of Windsor" or "the Windsors". tree →
4) Windsor is also a city in Ontario, Canada, opposite Detroit. tree →
sense in the lessons
Met in news about the royal family, history lessons on castles and kings, and geography of England and Canada. It tells the reader a story may be about the royals or a royal place. Phrases: «Windsor Castle», «the House of Windsor», «the Windsors», «a Windsor knot» (a tie knot), «Windsor chair».
examples
- The king spent the weekend at Windsor Castle. tree →
- Windsor is a town on the River Thames. tree →
- The Windsors are the British royal family. tree →
- The royal wedding took place in a chapel at Windsor. tree →
- We went on a school trip to Windsor and saw the guards. tree →
- Windsor in Canada is just across the river from Detroit. tree →
- Dad tied his tie with a Windsor knot. tree →
note
A proper noun: always a capital W (here written lower case only because the dictionary lists words that way). Pronounced WIN-zer; the d is almost silent. Do not confuse with «windsurf» or «windscreen».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «windsor» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.