Frederica

[ fred-uh-ree-kuh, fre-dree- ]

/ ˌfrɛd əˈri kə, frɛˈdri- /

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noun

a female given name: derived from Frederick.

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Norman thought this clumsy, but Dorothy instantly assented—and the baby was duly christened Frederica.
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Frederica could be just, but when a question of religion intervened, she found it hard to be generous.
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Others, who had no religious scruples regarding war, were settled at Frederica.
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Thus, Miss Frederica Coppinger phrased it to those of her allies with whom she was now holding sweet communion.
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