Josephine
Americannoun
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Empress Marie Joséphine Rose Tascher de la Pagerie. Beauharnais, Joséphine de.
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a female given name: derived from Joseph.
noun
Example Sentences
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British music star FKA twigs is to play Josephine Baker in a new biopic of the Roaring Twenties icon who became a hero of the French Resistance and the American civil rights movement.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
The research was led by Josephine Nielsen, a Master's student in geoscience.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
Josephine Ballon, the managing director of Hate Aid, a non-profit organisation in Germany which aims to support victims of digital violence, told the BBC the technology to produce deep fakes was easily available.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Josephine Nicolet, 6, left, Nate Nicolet and Gavin Nicolet, 9, of Reno watch the insects fly around them at the exhibition.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026
Josephine Adamo passed on the other side of the street, and she yelled, “Some party!”
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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