Pronunciation: -d ə - ˌ m ā -d ē - ' s ē s, - ' me-d ə -( ˌ )ch ē also kä- ' tr ē n-
Variant: Italian Ca · te · ri · na de' Me · di · ci \ ˌ kä-t ā - ' r ē -nä-d ā - ' me-d ē -( ˌ )ch ē \
Function: biographical name
1519-1589 queen of Henry II of France