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Anne

[an]

noun

  1. 1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).

  2. a first name, form of Anna.



Anne

/ æn /

noun

  1. Princess , the Princess Royal. born 1950, daughter of Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; a noted horsewoman and president of the Save the Children Fund

  2. Queen. 1665–1714, queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1702–14), daughter of James II, and the last of the Stuart monarchs

  3. Saint. (in Christian tradition) the mother of the Virgin Mary. Feast day: July 26 or 25

“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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The Princess Royal, Anne, who is known for her love of horses, was sitting next to racehorse trainer John Gosden.

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There's the US ambassador Warren Stephens flanked by Princess Anne on one side and Chancellor Rachel Reeves on the other.

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Mr Gannon's mother Anne had dialled 999 after midnight and reported that her son was having breathing issues, "could barely get words out" and was speaking "gibberish".

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Anne Castle, a senior fellow at the University of Colorado Law School’s Getches-Wilkinson Center who co-authored the report, said it is intended as a “wake-up call” to water managers throughout the Colorado River Basin.

Nearly two decades after the fact, Anna Wintour is finally giving her review of “The Devil Wears Prada,” the 2006 Anne Hathaway comedy built around the onetime Vogue editor in chief’s notorious style of leadership.

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