Alexandra meaning

ălĭg-zăndrə, -zän-
Last czarina of Russia (1894–1917). The wife of Nicholas II, she interfered in politics under Rasputin's influence. After the Bolshevik revolution, she and her family were imprisoned and executed.
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(person, proper) A feminine name: dim. Sandra, Sandy; var. Alexandrina.
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A female given name.
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A town in Central Otago, New Zealand.
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Origin of alexandra

  • From Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρα (Aleksandrā), from ἀλέξω (aléxō, “I defend”) + άνδρα (andra), genitive of άνδρας (anēra, “man, human”). Feminine form of Alexander.

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Alexandra Sentence Examples

  • But Salome Alexandra, his brother's widow, who released him from prison on the death of her husband and married him, was connected with the Pharisees through her brother Simon ben Shetach.

  • In any case the Pharisees were predominant under Alexandra, who became queen (78-69) under her husband's will.

  • On the death of Alexandra (69 B.C.) Aristobulus disputed the succession of Hyrcanus.

  • The sister of the new sovereign, Princess Alexandra, had a few months before (loth March) married the prince of Wales, afterwards King Edward VII., and his father succeeded to the crown of Denmark in the following November.

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