Guelph
1 Americannoun
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a member of the political party in medieval Italy and Germany that supported the sovereignty of the papacy against the German emperors: opposed to the Ghibellines.
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a member of a secret society in Italy in the early 19th century that opposed foreign rulers and reactionary ideas.
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noun
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a member of the political faction in medieval Italy that supported the power of the pope against the German emperors Compare Ghibelline
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a member of a secret society in 19th-century Italy opposed to foreign rule
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Other Word Forms
- Guelfic adjective
- Guelfism noun
- Guelphic adjective
- Guelphism noun
Etymology
Origin of Guelph
1570–80; < Italian Guelfo < Middle High German Welf name of founder of a princely German family
Example Sentences
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Avocados may also help people manage obesity and even prevent diabetes, according to researchers at the University of Guelph, near Toronto.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026
Such measures are needed to bolster companies that are too uncertain to move ahead with projects, said Jim Jarrell, president of Linamar, an auto-parts and industrial-equipment manufacturer based in Guelph, Ontario.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
Michael von Massow, a professor of agriculture at Guelph University, said fruit juice prices have risen 7.5% from last year due to counter measures on American citrus.
From BBC • Aug. 1, 2025
The senior author is Professor Tami A. Martino, PhD, distinguished chair in molecular and cardiovascular research at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada.
From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2024
He also wore the small crosses of the Orders of Guelph and Ernest Augustus.
From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Meding, Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar
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