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Alice

American  
[al-is] / ˈæl ɪs /

noun

  1. a city in southern Texas.

  2. the Alice. Alice Springs.

  3. a first name: from a Germanic word meaning “of noble rank.”


Alice British  
/ ˈælɪs /

noun

  1. slang short for Alice Springs

"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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“It plays when Alice goes off to college and then for the end credits. It gave me chills when I saw it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Alice, on the other hand, lets it all out, leaving Walker feeling “light as a feather. Everything that woman felt went down the lens, so in the end, I actually felt good.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Rather than asking audiences to choose sides, Alice and Steve repeatedly challenges them to sympathise with people making decisions they might not agree with.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

In its four-star review, Radio Times described Alice and Steve as an "impressively wrong-footing drama about love and hate", praising its ability to balance sharp comedy with more poignant themes.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The story was so weird, but we enjoyed the pictures of the strange creatures and people Alice met, like the ones with bodies made from playing cards.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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