Beatrice
Americannoun
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(in Dante's Vita Nuova andDivine Comedy ) a symbolic figure developed from the person whom Dante first saw as a child and loved as an ideal of womanhood.
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a city in southeastern Nebraska.
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a first name: from a Latin word meaning “one who brings joy.”
Example Sentences
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“We were afraid it was aliens,” joked Beatrice Bagwell, 74, who lives on a 240-acre Pecan Island compound that has been in the family for four generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
For friends Beatrice and Amelia, who are from St Helens, Merseyside, the cost of accommodation was a big factor in their decision to live at home while studying.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Beatrice is going to the University of Manchester to study maths and plans to commute by train, a journey which can take about 50 minutes in total.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
"They do more harm than good," said Beatrice Claus of the WWF.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
When I heard the sound of the car in the drive I got up in sudden panic, glancing at the clock, for I knew that it meant Beatrice and her husband had arrived.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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