Anne

[ an ]

/ æn /

noun

1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).

a female given name, form of Anna.

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Example sentences from the Web for anne

The expo is introduced by Mayor Anne Hildalgo, who describes it as a “sensitive reading of the upheavals in French society.”
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“She would be my ‘boss lady,’” Crowe writes of the indefatigable Anne Marie.
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He also got to play coach to stars like Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, and Michael Caine.
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The 1980s series followed in that tradition with episodes from Harlan Ellison, Arthur C. Clarke, and Anne Collins.
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Such has been the plight thus far of Anne Hathaway on the Interstellar promo tour.
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“Indeed, Mr. Anne, you two be very much of a shape,” said Rowley.
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Both the Mercer girls kissed Dal on the strength of it, and Anne was furious.
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And Portia, as Giles saw, was too devoted to Anne to confess her whereabouts without permission.
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But Anne, lonely in her new quarters, had appreciated the forlornness of the old drake and had adopted him.
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Then when Anne went to Mrs. Morley he still continued to dog me.
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British Dictionary definitions for anne

Anne

/ (æn) /

noun

Princess, the Princess Royal. born 1950, daughter of Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; a noted horsewoman and president of the Save the Children Fund

Queen. 1665–1714, queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1702–14), daughter of James II, and the last of the Stuart monarchs

Saint. (in Christian tradition) the mother of the Virgin Mary. Feast day: July 26 or 25

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