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Josephine1 definition

Jo·se·phine (jō′zə fēn′, -sə-)

noun

a feminine name: dim. Jo, Josie; var. Josepha

Etymology: Fr Joséphine < Joseph: see Joseph

Josephine2 definition

Jo·se·phine (jō′zə fēn′, -sə-)

1763-1814; wife of Napoleon (1796-1809) & empress of France (1804-09): wife (1779-94) of Vicomte Alexandre de Beauharnais (1760-94), Fr. army officer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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