Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Catherine the Great
     
Catherine the Great also Catherine II
(1729-96) the empress of Russian from 1762 to 1796. She greatly increased the size of the Russian empire.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary