Beatrice
Americannoun
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(in Dante's Vita Nuova andDivine Comedy ) a symbolic figure developed from the person whom Dante first saw as a child and loved as an ideal of womanhood.
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a city in southeastern Nebraska.
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a first name: from a Latin word meaning “one who brings joy.”
Example Sentences
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An initial report from the National Audit Office revealed the daughters of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, who are not working royals, had properties in St James's Palace and Kensington Palace.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Or is it simply about “trauma and the mysterious workings of the unconscious,” as New York Times critic Beatrice Loayza says?
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2026
He moved around the world managing hotels for 40 years, marrying Beatrice Miehm-Ryan and having three sons along the way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
The watchdog report into royal residences shows that Princess Eugenie has a property in Kensington Palace and Princess Beatrice in St James's Palace.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
“You don’t know that,” Beatrice babbled right in my ear.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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