Constantia

[ kon-stan-shuh, -shee-uh ]

/ kɒnˈstæn ʃə, -ʃi ə /

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noun

a female given name, form of Constance.

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Words nearby Constantia

Constanţa, constantan, Constant de Rebecque, constant dollar, constant dollars, Constantia, Constantine, Constantine I, Constantine II, Constantine the Great, Constantine VII

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How to use Constantia in a sentence

The original vines on the estate perished in the late 19th century from oidium and phylloxera, and Klein Constantia shut down.
Drink Like Nelson Mandela: South Africa’s Exciting New Wine|Jordan Salcito|December 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He preferred the decomposed granite soil in the valley facing False Bay, claimed it, and named it Constantia.
Drink Like Nelson Mandela: South Africa’s Exciting New Wine|Jordan Salcito|December 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Constantia and Ann had both been strong-charactered, masterful girls, in accordance with the traditions of their family.
The Quiver 3/1900|Anonymous
"Constantia has arranged already about her being brought to England," Miss Lucretia soliloquised.
The Quiver 3/1900|Anonymous

There was no use trying to make Constantia understand; and, if she could have understood, it would have made no difference.
The Quiver 3/1900|Anonymous
"Perhaps I might have done it more kindly," Constantia thought, as she drove in her cab to the station.
The Quiver 3/1900|Anonymous
Quam quia Ecclesi Roman dogmata summa constantia defendimus.
History of the Great Reformation, Volume IV|J. H. Merle D'Aubign

British Dictionary definitions for Constantia

Constantia

/ (kɒnˈstænʃə) /

noun Southern African

a region of the Cape Peninsula

any of several red or white wines produced around Constantia

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