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# windsor

proper noun (Windsor; the Windsors; Windsor Castle)

«windsor» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Windsor is a town in Berkshire, England, west of London, by the River Thames, home of Windsor Castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windsor/#m1)
2. Windsor Castle is a very old castle there and one of the official homes of the British king or queen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windsor/#m2)
3. Windsor is the family name of the British royal family, "the House of Windsor" or "the Windsors". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windsor/#m3)
4. Windsor is also a city in Ontario, Canada, opposite Detroit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windsor/#m4)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windsor/#x1)
- Windsor is a town on the River Thames. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windsor/#x2)
- The Windsors are the British royal family. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windsor/#x3)
- The royal wedding took place in a chapel at Windsor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windsor/#x4)
- We went on a school trip to Windsor and saw the guards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windsor/#x5)
- Windsor in Canada is just across the river from Detroit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windsor/#x6)
- Dad tied his tie with a Windsor knot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windsor/#x7)

### 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».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «windsor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/windsor/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«windsor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/windsor.html) on Mova free.