Anastasia

American  

[an-uh-stey-zhuh, ah-nuh-stah-shuh, uh-nuh-stah-syi-yuh] / ˌæn əˈsteɪ ʒə, ˌɑ nəˈstɑ ʃə, ʌ nʌˈstɑ syɪ yə /

noun

1. Nikolaievna Romanov Grand Duchess, 1901–?, daughter of Nicholas II: believed executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918 with other members of the Romanov family.

2. a first name.

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Anastasia British  

/ ˌænəˈstɑːzɪə, -ˈsteɪ- /

noun

1. Grand Duchess. 1901–?18, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, believed to have been executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918, although several women subsequently claimed to be her

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Example Sentences

The study's first author, Anastasia Paulmann, M.D., previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher at MDI Bio Lab and also holds a clinical position at Hannover Medical School.

From Science Daily

The 23-year-old lost to Austria's Anastasia Potapova in straight sets in the second round at Melbourne Park.

From BBC

Squeezing through two tight tie-breaks against Anastasia Potapova in the third round was something Sabalenka accepted that she may not have had the mental resilience to achieve five years ago, when she would likely be "focusing too much on the way she feels".

From BBC

World number one Aryna Sabalenka said she was "emotionally all over the place" as she squeezed past Anastasia Potapova to reach the Australian Open fourth round.

From BBC

He is officially the last British singles player standing - as has been the case in the past three Grand Slams - after Emma Raducanu lost to Austria's Anastasia Potapova and Arthur Fery was outclassed by Argentina's Tomas Martin Etcheverry on Wednesday.

From BBC