Alexandra
name ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A female given name from Ancient Greek. countable, uncountable
"Sea-king's daughter from over the sea, / Alexandra! / Saxon and Norman and Dane are we, / But all of us Danes in our welcome of thee, / Alexandra!"
- 2 54 Alexandra, a main belt asteroid; named for German explorer Alexander von Humboldt. countable, uncountable
- 3 A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 4 A town in Otago, New Zealand. countable, uncountable
- 5 A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, Australia. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples""Lifestyle plays an important part in their decision to rent," study author Alexandra Ciuntu told VOA via email. "Renting in multiple cities at once has its perks, and so does changing one trendy location after another.""
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Alexándra), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “to defend”) + ἀνδρ- (andr-, stem of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”)). Feminine form of Alexander (“the man who repels [enemies]”). The community in Prince Edward Island is named after Queen Alexandra (1844–1925).
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