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Croesus
n.
(died 546 BC) last king of Lydia who was known for his great wealth; man who is very rich
Croesus
Croesus ( ; ,
Kroisos; 595 BC – c. 546 BC) was the
king of
Lydia who, according to
Herodotus, reigned for fourteen years: from 560 BC until his defeat by the Persian king
Cyrus the Great in 546 BC (sometimes given as 547 BC).
Croesus
Noun
1. last king of Lydia (died in 546 BC)
(hypernym) king, male monarch
2. a very wealthy man
(hypernym) rich person, wealthy person, have
Croesus
n.
Croesus, (died 546 BC) last king of Lydia who was known for his great wealth; man who is very rich
Croesus
(n.)
A king of Lydia who flourished in the 6th century b. c., and was renowned for his vast wealth; hence, a common appellation for a very rich man; as, he is a veritable Croesus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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