Christina

[kri-stee-nuh]

noun

1. 1626–89, queen of Sweden 1632–54 (daughter of Gustavus Adolphus).

2. a female given name.

Christina

/ krɪˈstiːnə /

noun

1. 1626–89, queen of Sweden (1632–54), daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, noted particularly for her patronage of literature

Example Sentences

Another Greek shipping magnate, Aristotle Onassis, once said that his yacht, the 325-foot Christina O—which hosted luminaries including Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy—was “the best office in the world.”

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A Florida woman will be extradited to California to face charges in the death of Christina Ashten Gourkani, whom she had given buttocks-enlarging injections, prosecutors said.

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In Iowa, Miller-Meeks’ unhinged rant might give a boost to her Democratic challenger, Christina Bohannan, whom she only beat narrowly last year.

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Christina Spence is waiting with hundreds of other people who want to be the first shoppers at Korean cosmetics retailer Skin Cupid's first store.

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"Queuing up is exciting and exhilarating - the build up of walking in, and thinking 'I'm finally here,'" Christina tells me.

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