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Ursula definition

Ur·sula (ʉr′sə lə)

noun

  1. a feminine name
  2. according to Christian tradition, a Christian British princess said to have been killed along with 11,000 virgins, by the Huns at Cologne: her day is Oct. 21

Etymology: ML, dim. of L ursa, she-bear

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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