Antoinette

[ an-twuh-net, -tuh-; French ahn-twa-net ]

/ ˌæn twəˈnɛt, -tə-; French ɑ̃ twaˈnɛt /

noun

Ma·rie

[muh-ree; French ma-ree] /məˈri; French maˈri/, 1755–93, queen of France 1774–93: wife of Louis XVI.

a female given name: derived from Antoine

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Examples from the Web for antoinette

Antoinette Tuff, who tried to kill herself nine months earlier, talked him out of it.
The Woman Who Stopped a School Shooting|Caitlin Dickson|January 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Wow Antoinette Tuff is a true hero for saving everyone at that schools life in Decatur, Georgia,” Bush tweeted.
In 911 Call, Atlanta School Bookkeeper Calms Shooter With ‘Love’|Patricia Murphy|August 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Come, there are some things which I wish to say to you before Antoinette is ready.
The Crossing|Winston Churchill
I can trust you, Antoinette; I shall have no suspicion, no unfounded jealousy of you.
The Duchesse de Langeais|Honore de Balzac

I looked again upon the familiar rows of trees which shaded the gravelled promenades where Nick had first seen Antoinette.
The Crossing|Winston Churchill
Antoinette consented to this arrangement also; and this explains her installation in the Reed household.
Which?|Ernest Daudet
"I want that extra five you whispered you'd give me," Antoinette heard the tall chap say.
The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories|Charles Weathers Bump

British Dictionary definitions for antoinette

Antoinette

/ (French ɑ̃twanɛt) /

noun

See Marie Antoinette

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