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correa

/ ˈkɒrɪə, kəˈriːə /

noun

  1. an Australian evergreen shrub of the genus Correa , with large showy tubular flowers

“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of correa1

C19: after Jose Francesco Correa da Serra (1750–1823), Portuguese botanist
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Example Sentences

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Hanna Correa is amongst a sea of Alaskans waving Ukrainian flags on road leading into Anchorage.

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Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky is not invited, something Ms Correa says is "pretty sad".

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Ms Correa, 40, left Ukraine in 2019 for love, and six years later, the future of her country could be decided in her adopted home town.

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Correa added that, as a longtime member of the House Homeland Security Committee, his job has always been to oversee Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

But on Monday, at least, the team survived, with James Outman denying Carlos Correa a potential tying three-run homer off Scott’s replacement, Kirby Yates, with a leaping catch at the center-field wall for the night’s final out.

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