Alexandrina
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Had she lived and had children, her cousin Princess Alexandrina would never have become Queen Victoria — and likely never born at all — and the great industrial advancements of the 19th-century would have belonged to the Charlottean age.
From Salon
For example, in the supplements paper, Newmaster’s group labeled a product as the laxative Senna alexandrina, but the sequence came from a legume.
From Science Magazine
Stay: On the far side of the Mount Lofty Ranges, Longview Vineyard lives up to its name with far-reaching views to Lake Alexandrina and the Coorong, from the decks of the onsite suites.
From The Guardian
Newly installed President Embaló replaced the agency chief, but after concern was raised about his initial nominee he gave the post to a respected former deputy attorney general, Teresa Alexandrina da Silva.
From BBC
When Joshua Braica informed his family that he wanted to join the Marines after high school, his mother, Alexandrina, discouraged it.
From Washington Post
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