Alice

[ al-is ]

/ ˈæl ɪs /

noun

a city in S Texas.

the. Alice Springs.

a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “of noble rank.”

Alice Springs

noun

a town in Northern Territory, in central Australia.

Also called the Alice. Formerly Stuart.

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Examples from the Web for alice

Julianne Moore, Still Alice Julianne Moore should have several Oscars by now.
Oscars 2015: The Daily Beast’s Picks, From Scarlett Johansson to ‘Boyhood’|Marlow Stern|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Through Weirich, she also met her wife Alice Levine, also a transgender woman.
Inside A Finishing School for Transwomen|Sharon Adarlo|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Wonderland—he journaled under "Fear," renaming it "Wonderland in Alice" later—was incredibly active on RSD forums.
School Shooters Love This Pickup Artist Website|Brandy Zadrozny|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Traditionally, the Republican Party supports traditional marriage,” said Alice Stewart, a GOP strategist allied with Huckabee.
Is Gay Marriage Going Away in 2016?|David Freedlander|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

His next book is called Alice and Eleanor: The Wars of the Roosevelts.
How to Get Away With a Hollywood Murder|Tim Teeman|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Alice darted a keen look on the Duke, as if to read his meaning; another on Charles, to know whether she had guessed it rightly.
Peveril of the Peak|Sir Walter Scott
She thought Alice a bit of a sneak, an opinion her brothers shared, and Gwen rather a snatch at meals.
Ann Veronica|H. G. Wells
Alice then spoke of mercy and peace to all men, and conjured me for my own sake to spare her destroyer.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851|Various
When Alice Hegan Rice writes a little book, lovers of whimsical fiction rejoice with open rejoicing.
The Honorable Percival|Alice Hegan Rice
The next night, as I was approaching the old oak, Alice moved to meet me, as if I were an old friend.
Dream Tales and Prose Poems|Ivan Turgenev

British Dictionary definitions for alice (1 of 2)

Alice

the Alice

/ (ˈælɪs) /

noun

Australian slang short for Alice Springs

British Dictionary definitions for alice (2 of 2)

Alice Springs

noun

a town in central Australia, in the Northern Territory, in the Macdonnell Ranges. Pop: 23 640 (2001)Former name (until 1931): Stuart

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Word Origin and History for alice

Alice

fem. proper name, from Old French Aliz, from Old High German Adalhaid, literally "nobility, of noble kind" (see Adelaide). Among the top 20 most popular names for girls born in the U.S. from c.1880-1920. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" published 1865.

Alice

noun

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Alice

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