borgia

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borgia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Borgia
      n 1: Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power
           in Italy (1378-1458) [syn: Calixtus III, Borgia,
           Alfonso Borgia]
      2: Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519) [syn:
         Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara]
      3: Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's
         prince (1475-1507) [syn: Borgia, Cesare Borgia]
      4: Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia
         (1431-1503) [syn: Alexander VI, Pope Alexander VI,
         Borgia, Rodrigo Borgia]