Alicia

American  

[uh-lish-uh, uh-lish-ee-uh, uh-lee-shuh, -shee-uh] / əˈlɪʃ ə, əˈlɪʃ i ə, əˈli ʃə, -ʃi ə /

noun

1. a first name, form of Alice.

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Example Sentences

Alicia Kennedy, a food and culture writer, sees it the same way.

From Salon

“I was a person who would have been excluded from the club in the old days,” said Alicia Thompson, 53, referring to her mixed race, and gender.

From The Wall Street Journal

Singing at talent shows as a 12-year-old, Lenae wanted to be a “a mix between Alicia Keys and Beyoncé,” as she puts it; later, she learned to perform Christina Aguilera’s “Beautiful” and Rihanna’s “Take a Bow.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Norway and Denmark alerted us to the existence of dual-use kill switches in Chinese-made electric buses. These switches allow China to switch off buses and bring chaos to transport systems,” British lawmaker Alicia Kearns warned during a debate this week on Chinese security risks.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We do not agree at all with what some countries are putting in the agenda footnotes," Alicia Barcena, the environment secretary of Mexico, which is under the progressive leadership of President Claudia Sheinbaum, told AFP.

From Barron's