Alexandra

[al-ig-zan-druh, -zahn-]

noun

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

2. Classical Mythology.,  Cassandra.

3. a first name: derived from Alexander.

Alexandra

/ 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

Example Sentences

Alexandra Samuel is a technology researcher and host of the AI podcast “Me + Viv.”

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“People are always like, ‘Why haven’t I heard of this before?’” said tour guide Alexandra Reif as she walked me and a friend along a narrow pathway near the winery’s entry.

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The evening included high-profile nominees and performers such as Beverly Knight, Alexandra Burke and Vanessa Williams.

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Ringleader Marian Cumpanasoiu, 38, along with Remus Stan, 35, Cristian Urlateanu, 41, Catalin Dobre, 45, and Alexandra Bugonea, 35, were previously convicted of 30 charges at the High Court in Glasgow.

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Despite earlier predictions of a meltdown caused by sanctions and war spending, the Russian economy has remained relatively resilient—but that can’t last forever, added Alexandra Prokopenko, a fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center in Berlin who served as an adviser to the Russian Central Bank until 2022.

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