Fatima

[ fat-uh-muh, fah-tee-mah ]

/ ˈfæt ə mə, ˈfɑ tiˌmɑ /

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noun

a.d. 606?–632, daughter of Muhammad and wife of Ali.

the seventh and last wife of Bluebeard, popularly a symbol for feminine curiosity.

a female given name.

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Other definitions for Fatima (2 of 2)

Fátima

[ fah-ti-muh ]

/ ˈfɑ tɪ mə /

noun

a village in central Portugal, N of Lisbon: Roman Catholic shrine.

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How to use Fatima in a sentence

Fatima says they were initially happy when Ziad joined the army, but that feeling has utterly faded.
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“The lies of the government shocked us,” says Fatima, as the tears flow slowly from her eyes and down her cheek.
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Assia Djebar is the pen name of Algerian novelist and filmmaker Fatima-Zohra Imalayen.
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At St. Fatima Church in Cairo's Heliopolis, graffiti spray-painted on the church's walls called for Morsi's return.
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I learned this when I visited the pioneering Muslim feminist scholar Fatima Mernissi in Rabat, Morocco, some years ago.
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And then as I was in the act of mounting Fatima it occurred to me he could no doubt direct me.
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Fatima was ahead and was picking her way daintily and surely, but slowly.
The Rose of Old St. Louis|Mary Dillon
It was evident that fleet as La Bette might be, Fatima was far fleeter.
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I shall take mademoiselle on Fatima and get her safe inside the gates.
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Had Fatima been less swift I had not been here to tell the tale.
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British Dictionary definitions for Fatima (1 of 2)

Fatima

/ (ˈfætɪmə) /

noun

?606–632 ad daughter of Mohammed; wife of Ali

British Dictionary definitions for Fatima (2 of 2)

Fátima

/ (Portuguese ˈfatimə) /

noun

a village in central Portugal: Roman Catholic shrine and pilgrimage centre

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