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Alexandra

American  
[al-ig-zan-druh, -zahn-] / ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə, -ˈzɑn- /

noun

  1. 1844–1925, queen consort of Edward VII of England.

  2. Classical Mythology. Cassandra.

  3. a first name: derived from Alexander.


Alexandra British  
/ ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndrə /

noun

  1. 1844–1925, queen consort of Edward VII of Great Britain and Ireland

  2. 1872–1918, the wife of Nicholas II of Russia; her misrule while Nicholas was supreme commander of the Russian forces during World War I precipitated the Russian Revolution

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Stewart is survived by his wife, Sunny, and children, Daniel and Sophie Alexandra Stewart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

On Saturday evening, Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton declared a code orange - a disaster response protocol for a high-casualty incident.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

The Royal Alexandra Hospital is in Edmonton, where patients are being transferred.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Times staff writer Alexandra Del Rosario and former assistant editor Christie D’Zurilla contributed to this report.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

It was still dark, and the air still misty and cold, when we trotted our way through the rock- strewn, potholed streets to the other end of Alexandra where Granny lived.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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