Josephine

[ joh-zuh-feen, -suh- ]

/ ˈdʒoʊ zəˌfin, -sə- /

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noun

Empress Marie Joséphine Rose Tascher de la Pagerie. Beauharnais, Joséphine de.

a female given name: derived from Joseph.

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Words nearby Josephine

Joseph, Joseph and his brothers, Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Joseph I, Joseph II, Josephine, Joseph of Arimathaea, Joseph of Arimathea, Joseph's-coat, Josephson, Josephson effect

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Manish Arora's spring/ summer 2014 collection, which showed in Paris on Thursday, was inspired by "Josephine Baker goes raving."
Paris's Craziest Show Yet: Manish Arora Spring/ Summer 2014|Liza Foreman|September 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Daily Pic: Josephine Meckseper plucks her art from our commodity culture.
Magpie Loose in a Car Dealership|Blake Gopnik|July 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She sounds grateful for his suggestion that she use milk and apple juice as eye drops for their old English bulldog, Josephine.
Alla Bout, ‘Merchant of Death’ Viktor Bout’s Wife, Fights to Free Him|Anna Nemtsova|September 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The artist Josephine King creates striking paintings inspired by her manic depression.
Josephine King Connects Madness and Art in London|Casey Schwartz|May 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Josephine was nowhere to be found, so I stepped up, along with my cousins Fernon and Napah.
My Vanished Liberia|Leymah Gbowee|October 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Especially was this so at the poverty-stricken end, as Josephine Morse called her section of the street.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
And you, Josephine, write for him; for they will depend upon his judgment in the choice of the acting qualities of the piece.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
She started to her feet and turned her gaze upon the part of the room in which Josephine 92 Morse sat.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
No attention was paid to her; and in the midst of the lively conversation, she seized an opportunity to speak aside to Josephine.
Alone|Marion Harland
Mr. Purcell never noticed her out of the recitation room—Mr. Read was more lofty—Josephine more contemptuous than ever.
Alone|Marion Harland

British Dictionary definitions for Josephine

Josephine

/ (ˈdʒəʊzəˌfiːn) /

noun

Empress, previous name Joséphine de Beauharnais; real name Marie Joséphine Tascher de la Pagerie. 1763–1814, empress of France as wife of Napoleon Bonaparte (1796–1809)

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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