Bona
Americannoun
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Bône, the former name of Annaba.
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Mount Bona, a peak in southern Alaska, in the Wrangell Mountains. 16,421 feet (5,005 meters).
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Three ships—the Bona Speranza, the Edward Bonaventure, and the Bona Confidentia—set out from Gravesend, England seeking “discoverie of new trades northe warde” in Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Bona did not respond to her estranged husband's allegations but a former spokesperson for her father denied the couple owned 21 farms.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
Bona and Chikore had married at a lavish wedding in 2014 that was attended by several African heads of state - and was broadcast live on state television - and have three children.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
“Adem Bona last year would’ve been going crazy,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025
Six months after her coronation, however, she died suddenly, probably poisoned by her mother-in-law, the hated Italian, Bona Sforza, who as queen had exercised a baneful influence upon Polish life.
From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Schoenfeld, Hermann
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