King Arthur

proper noun

A legendary king of Britain, said to have led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A legendary king of Britain, said to have led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishkyng Arthure
  2. Middle Englishkyng Arthure
  3. EnglishKing Arthur

Inherited from Middle English kyng Arthure.

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Translations

Arabic اَلمَلِك آرثر
  • اَلمَلِك آرثرlegendary king of Britain
Basque Artur erregea
  • Artur erregealegendary king of Britain
Bengali রাজা আর্থার
  • রাজা আর্থার (raja arthar)legendary king of Britain
Bulgarian Артур, Крал Артур
  • Артурlegendary king of Britain
  • Крал Артурlegendary king of Britain
Catalan Rei Artús
  • Rei Artúslegendary king of Britain
Chinese Mandarin 亞瑟王 /亚瑟王
  • 亞瑟王 /亚瑟王 (Yāsè wáng, Yàsè wáng)legendary king of Britain
Czech Král Artuš
  • Král Artušlegendary king of Britain
Danish Kong Arthur
  • Kong Arthurlegendary king of Britain
Dutch Koning Arthur
  • Koning Arthurlegendary king of Britain
Esperanto reĝo Arturo
  • reĝo Arturolegendary king of Britain
Estonian kuningas Arthur
  • kuningas Arthurlegendary king of Britain
Finnish kuningas Arthur
  • kuningas Arthurlegendary king of Britain
French roi Arthur
  • roi Arthurlegendary king of Britain
German Artus, König Artus
  • Artuslegendary king of Britain
  • König Artuslegendary king of Britain
Greek βασιλιάς Αρθούρος
  • βασιλιάς Αρθούρος (vasiliás Arthoúros)legendary king of Britain
Hebrew המלך ארתור
  • המלך ארתורlegendary king of Britain
Hindi किंग आर्थर
  • किंग आर्थर (kiṅg ārthar)legendary king of Britain
Hungarian Artúr király
  • Artúr királylegendary king of Britain
Indonesian Raja Arthur
  • Raja Arthurlegendary king of Britain
Irish Rí Artúr
  • Rí Artúrlegendary king of Britain
Italian Re Artù
  • Re Artùlegendary king of Britain
Japanese アーサー王
  • アーサー王 (Āsā-ō)legendary king of Britain
Korean 아서 왕
  • 아서 왕 (aseo wang)legendary king of Britain
Latin Arthurus, Arthurus rex
  • Arthuruslegendary king of Britain
  • Arthurus rexlegendary king of Britain
Latvian Karalis Arturs
  • Karalis Arturslegendary king of Britain
Lithuanian Karalius Artūras
  • Karalius Artūraslegendary king of Britain
Malay Raja Arthur
  • Raja Arthurlegendary king of Britain
Norwegian Kong Arthur
  • Kong Arthurlegendary king of Britain
Persian شاه آرتور
  • شاه آرتورlegendary king of Britain
Polish Król Artur
  • Król Arturlegendary king of Britain
Portuguese rei Arthur, rei Artur
  • rei Arthurlegendary king of Britain
  • rei Arturlegendary king of Britain
Romanian regele Arthur
  • regele Arthurlegendary king of Britain
Russian Коро́ль Арту́р
  • Коро́ль Арту́р (Korólʹ Artúr)legendary king of Britain
Scottish Gaelic Rìgh Artair
  • Rìgh Artairlegendary king of Britain
Slovak Kráľ Artuš
  • Kráľ Artušlegendary king of Britain
Spanish Rey Arturo
  • Rey Arturolegendary king of Britain
Swedish Kung Artur
  • Kung Arturlegendary king of Britain
Tagalog Haring Arturo
  • Haring Arturolegendary king of Britain
Tamil ஆர்தர் அரசர்
  • ஆர்தர் அரசர் (ārtar aracar)legendary king of Britain
Thai กษัตริย์อาเธอร์
  • กษัตริย์อาเธอร์legendary king of Britain
Turkish Kral Arthur
  • Kral Arthurlegendary king of Britain
Ukrainian Король Артур
  • Король Артурlegendary king of Britain
Urdu بادشاہ آرتھر
  • بادشاہ آرتھرlegendary king of Britain
Vietnamese Vua Arthur
  • Vua Arthurlegendary king of Britain
Welsh y Brenin Arthur
  • y Brenin Arthurlegendary king of Britain
Cite this entry
APA

King Arthur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/King%20Arthur

MLA

“King Arthur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/King%20Arthur. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “King Arthur,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/King%20Arthur.

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