Gladstone — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898)

a large travelling bag made of stiff leather

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡwˈɑːɾoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈadstəʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈadstəʊn/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡwˈɑːɾoʊ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

William Ewart Gladstone Gladstone bag William Gladstone portmanteau

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

pierre de taille

homme d'État libéral britannique qui fut quatre fois premier ministre (1809-1898)

🇪🇸Spanish

piedra alegre

Estadista británico liberal que fue primer ministro cuatro veces (1809-1898)

🇳🇱Dutch

gladsteen

liberale Britse staatsman die vier keer premier was (1809-1898)

🇷🇺Russian

Гладстон

либеральный британский государственный деятель, четыре раза занимавший пост премьер-министра (1809–1898)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ग्लैडस्टोन

उदार ब्रिटिश राजनेता जिन्होंने चार बार प्रधान मंत्री के रूप में कार्य किया (1809-1898)

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্ল্যাডস্টোন

উদার ব্রিটিশ রাজনীতিবিদ যিনি চারবার প্রধানমন্ত্রী ছিলেন (1809-1898)

🇮🇳Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சிக்கல்

தாராளவாத பிரிட்டிஷ் அரசியல்வாதி நான்கு முறை பிரதம மந்திரியாக பணியாற்றினார் (1809-1898)

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్లాడ్స్టోన్

నాలుగు సార్లు ప్రధాన మంత్రిగా పనిచేసిన ఉదారవాద బ్రిటిష్ రాజనీతిజ్ఞుడు (1809-1898)

🇮🇳Marathi

ग्लॅडस्टोन

उदारमतवादी ब्रिटिश राजकारणी ज्यांनी चार वेळा पंतप्रधान म्हणून काम केले (१८०९-१८९८)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગ્લેડસ્ટોન

ઉદારવાદી બ્રિટિશ રાજકારણી જેણે ચાર વખત વડા પ્રધાન તરીકે સેવા આપી હતી (1809-1898)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತೋಷದ ಕಲ್ಲು

ನಾಲ್ಕು ಬಾರಿ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಮಂತ್ರಿಯಾಗಿ ಸೇವೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದ ಉದಾರವಾದಿ ಬ್ರಿಟಿಷ್ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿ (1809-1898)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്ലാഡ്സ്റ്റോൺ

ലിബറൽ ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് രാഷ്ട്രതന്ത്രജ്ഞൻ നാലു തവണ പ്രധാനമന്ത്രിയായി (1809-1898)

🇵🇰Urdu

خوشی کا پتھر

لبرل برطانوی سیاستدان جو چار بار وزیر اعظم رہے (1809-1898)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

格莱斯顿

英国自由派政治家，四次担任首相（1809-1898）

🇯🇵Japanese

グラッドストーン

リベラルな英国の政治家で首相を4回務めた（1809年−1898年）

🇰🇷Korean

글래드스턴

네 차례 총리를 역임한 자유주의 영국 정치가(1809-1898)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đá vui vẻ

chính khách người Anh tự do từng giữ chức thủ tướng bốn lần (1809-1898)

🇹🇭Thai

แกลดสโตน

รัฐบุรุษเสรีนิยมของอังกฤษซึ่งดำรงตำแหน่งนายกรัฐมนตรีสี่สมัย (พ.ศ. 2352-2441)

🇮🇩Indonesian

batu senang

negarawan liberal Inggris yang menjabat perdana menteri empat kali (1809-1898)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جلادستون

رجل دولة بريطاني ليبرالي شغل منصب رئيس الوزراء أربع مرات (1809-1898)

🇮🇷Persian

گلادستون

دولتمرد لیبرال بریتانیایی که چهار بار نخست وزیر شد (1809-1898)

🇹🇷Turkish

kaya taşı

Dört kez başbakanlık yapmış liberal İngiliz devlet adamı (1809-1898)

🇮🇱Hebrew

גלאסטון

מדינאי בריטי ליברלי שכיהן כראש ממשלה ארבע פעמים (1809-1898)

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