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Alexandra

[ al-ig-zan-druh, -zahn- ]
/ ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə, -ˈzɑn- /
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noun
1844–1925, queen consort of Edward VII of England.
Classical Mythology. Cassandra (def. 1).
a female given name: derived from Alexander.
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Alexandra
/ (ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndrə) /

noun
1844–1925, queen consort of Edward VII of Great Britain and Ireland
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
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