John III

noun

1. Catelinus, died a.d. 574, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 561–574.
2. John Sobieski, 1624–96, king of Poland 1674–96.

John III

noun

1. John III15071557MPortuguesePOLITICS: hereditary ruler 1507–57, king of Portugal (1521–57): his reign saw the expansion of the Portuguese empire overseas but the start of economic decline at home
2. John III16241696MPolishPOLITICS: hereditary rulerMILITARY: soldier surnamed Sobieski. 1624–96, king of Poland (1674–96). He raised the Turkish siege of Vienna (1683)

Example Sentences

Massoud said Cooley occasionally quotes Thompson — whose son, John III, coached Georgetown to the Final Four in 2007 — and “talks about how we’re going to get it back to where people are rooting for us.”

From Washington Times

Massoud said Cooley occasionally quotes Thompson, whose son, John III, coached Georgetown to the Final Four in 2007, and “talks about how we’re going to get it back to where people are rooting for us.”

From Seattle Times

Cooley was in touch with Ewing and both of Thompson’s sons — John III, the Hoyas’ coach from 2004 to 2017, and Ronny — over the past several days as the hiring process was finalized.

From Washington Post

He is the first Georgetown head coach in about a half-century without a direct tie to the late John Thompson Jr., who took the job in 1972, was in charge of the team when Ewing was a player, then was succeeded by assistant Craig Esherick, who was followed by Thompson’s son, John III, who gave way to Ewing.

From Seattle Times

He is the first Georgetown head coach in about a half-century without a direct tie to the late John Thompson Jr., who took the job in 1972, was in charge of the team when Ewing was a player, then was succeeded by assistant Craig Esherick, who was followed by Thompson’s son, John III, who gave way to Ewing.

From Washington Times