Dinah

[ dahy-nuh ]

/ ˈdaɪ nə /

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noun

Also Douay Bible, Dina. the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Genesis 30:21.

a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “vindicated.”

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Words nearby Dinah

dimpling, dimpsy, dim sum, dimwit, din, Dinah, Dinan, Dinant, dinar, dinarchy, Dinard

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How to use Dinah in a sentence

At first everyone was apprehensive about it, but I said to her, “You sound like you were influenced by Dinah Washington.”
Tony Bennett’s Winehouse Duet|Jacob Bernstein|September 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Who and what is fresh in the new edition edited by Dinah Birch?
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|October 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Dinah had left her slate on 10 a chair, and dropped her algebra on the carpet, at the sound of Norahs voice below the window.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
I guess you are growing up, 17 laughed unconscious Dinah; its hateful and horrid to grow up; I never shall.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater

Through the open windows floated the sound of girls voices, as Norah and Dinah chatted and laughed in the garden.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
Oh, I forgot to tell you, cried Dinah, standing still with two cups in her hands.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
Dinah sprang up and began to rattle the cups and saucers; she could not bear the look in Tessas eyes another second.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater

British Dictionary definitions for Dinah

Dinah

/ (ˈdaɪnə) /

noun

the daughter of Jacob and Leah (Genesis 30:21; 34)

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