| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Christina |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Chris·ti·na |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  kr -st  n |
| DATES: | 1626–1689 |
| Queen of Sweden (1632–1654) who was a patron of learning and the arts. She unexpectedly abdicated her throne, embraced Roman Catholicism, and spent much of the rest of her life in Rome.
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