Dinah
Americannoun
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Also Dina (in the Bible) the daughter of Jacob and Leah.
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a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “vindicated.”
noun
Example Sentences
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Subsequently, other artists, like Louis Armstrong and Dinah Washington, removed that verse entirely, which transformed “Black and Blue” into something else altogether—a passionate outcry for universal solidarity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
“Leonardo DiCaprio owns the famed former Dinah Shore estate just across the street.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
Another Indigenous protester in Sydney, 23-year-old Reeyah Dinah Lotoanie, called for people to recognise that a genocide happened in Australia.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
Staff at the restaurant on Dinah Shore Drive in Palm Desert recognized him from an incident two days before and alerted deputies.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025
If I had woman trouble, that meant I was a woman and I couldn’t carry Dinah anymore, because dolls were for kids.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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