1. czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government; he extended his territories in the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725); [syn: Peter I, Czar Peter I, Peter the Great]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Peter I
n 1: czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to
reform the government; he extended his territories in the
Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725) [syn: Peter
I, Czar Peter I, Peter the Great]