Christie

¹ American  

[kris-tee] / ˈkrɪs ti /

Or Christy

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

1. any of several skiing turns executed in order to change direction on a downhill run or for decreasing speed or stopping, especially a turn in which the body is swung around with the skis kept parallel.

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Christie ² American  

[kris-tee] / ˈkrɪs ti /

noun

1. Agatha, 1891–1976, English novelist of detective fiction.

2. a male given name, form of Christopher.

3. a female given name, form of Christine.

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Christie British  

/ ˈkrɪstɪ /

noun

1. Dame Agatha ( Mary Clarissa ). 1890–1976, British author of detective stories, many featuring Hercule Poirot, and several plays, including The Mousetrap (1952)

2. John ( Reginald Halliday ). 1898–1953, British murderer. His trial influenced legislation regarding the death penalty after he was found guilty of a murder for which Timothy Evans had been hanged

3. Linford (ˈlɪnfəd). born 1960, British athlete: Commonwealth (1990), Olympic (1992), World (1993), and European (1994) 100 metres gold medallist

4. William ( Lincoln ). born 1944, French harpsichord player, organist, and conductor, born in the US; founder (1979) and director of the early-music group Les Arts Florissants

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Etymology

Origin of Christie

1915–20; by shortening; -ie

Example Sentences

The American Gaming Association has joined the opposition to prediction markets, hiring former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as a strategic adviser on the issue.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Sarah Harding Breast Cancer Appeal, founded in her honour, has funded research on the disease for women in their 30s at the Christie Hospital in Manchester, where she was treated.

From BBC

More zombie mayhem in ‘28 Years Later: The Bone Temple,’ TV mysteries abound in ‘Bookish’ and ‘Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials,’ and a Renaissance masterpiece by Giovanni Bellini comes to America for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mark Christie, former chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, said that a few years ago he considered the PJM blackout threat to be on the horizon.

From The Wall Street Journal

While, in most children, chickenpox is a mild disease, Dr Christie said that "the picture that we see in the hospital is quite different".

From BBC