Anastasia

American  

[an-uh-stey-zhuh, ah-nuh-stah-shuh, uh-nuh-stah-syi-yuh] / ˌæn əˈsteɪ ʒə, ˌɑ nəˈstɑ ʃə, ʌ nʌˈstɑ syɪ yə /

noun

1. Nikolaievna Romanov Grand Duchess, 1901–?, daughter of Nicholas II: believed executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918 with other members of the Romanov family.

2. a first name.

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Anastasia British  

/ ˌænəˈstɑːzɪə, -ˈsteɪ- /

noun

1. Grand Duchess. 1901–?18, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, believed to have been executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918, although several women subsequently claimed to be her

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Example Sentences

Elsewhere in the women's draw, American Coco Gauff dropped the first set but recovered to beat Alycia Parks 3-6 6-0 6-1 in the third round, while Amanda Anisimova was a 6-4 6-2 winner against Yuliia Starodubtseva and Victoria Mboko earned 6-1 7-5 victory over Anastasia Zakharova.

From BBC

Navigating a line between the messages from school and what they say at home is difficult, says Anastasia Rubtsova, a psychotherapist.

From BBC

“This is creating a lot of problems,” said Anastasia Kuznetsova, a mother of two living in St. Petersburg, which has also suffered from outages.

From The Wall Street Journal

The performance marked a stark contrast to Raducanu's second-round match, a comprehensive 6-1 6-3 victory over Russian Anastasia Zakharova.

From BBC

Emma Raducanu made an impressive start to her Indian Wells campaign by recording a comprehensive straight-set victory over Russian Anastasia Zakharova.

From BBC