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Jeannette

American  
[juh-net, zhah-net] / dʒəˈnɛt, ʒɑˈnɛt /

noun

  1. a city in W Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.

  2. Also Jeannetta Jeanette a female given name, form of Jean.


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His great aunt, Jeannette Gagnier, told the newspaper that he and his brother would spend summers with her as he practiced his English to become a pilot.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Even Jeannette Jara, Kast’s defeated Communist opponent, supported increasing copper production by 10%.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

José Antonio Kast, an ultraconservative former lawmaker, is widely expected to beat Jeannette Jara of the Communist Party in the Dec. 14 runoff vote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

He and his wife Jeannette had stopped to see the lake with their four children.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

Jeannette and Stu Leeson from across the street, the Maleckis and their newborn, and Mr. Burnside, who’s been eternally seventy years old for as long as I can remember.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman