Eva

[ ee-vuh ]

/ ˈi və /

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noun

a female given name, form of Eve.

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Definition for Eva (2 of 2)

EVA

Aerospace.

extravehicular activity.

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Example sentences from the Web for Eva

Eva Silverman, who co-hosts an Oakland Dinner Party, agrees.
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"We will continue to operate in Portland," Uber spokeswoman Eva Behrend told The Oregonian.
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Her friends Phyllis Cunningham, 75, and Eva-Lee Baird, 74, stood with her.
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Eva Dirkmal threw herself at the feet of the priest, and covered his hands with tears and kisses.
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I do not wonder you thought it worth your while to follow up the pair, if one of them is named Adams and the other Eva.
The Circular Study|Anna Katharine Green
But she—innocent young Eva—little knew of the sensation she had caused by the rare beauty of her blossoming womanhood.
Julian Home|Dean Frederic W. Farrar
And if I am, I shall hope very soon to exchange it for a happier fellowship, Eva.
Julian Home|Dean Frederic W. Farrar
What youth calls long, my Eva; but not long for those who are walking into the shadow down the hill.
Julian Home|Dean Frederic W. Farrar

British Dictionary definitions for Eva

EVA

/ astronautics /

abbreviation for

extravehicular activity

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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