Josephine
Americannoun
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Empress Marie Joséphine Rose Tascher de la Pagerie. Beauharnais, Joséphine de.
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a female given name: derived from Joseph.
noun
Example Sentences
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British music star FKA twigs is to play Josephine Baker in a new biopic of the Roaring Twenties icon who became a hero of the French Resistance and the American civil rights movement.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
The research was led by Josephine Nielsen, a Master's student in geoscience.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
“We’re so proud to partner with LACMA, a meaningful milestone as our first museum collaboration,” said Tony Antoci, CEO and owner of Erewhon, and Josephine Antoci, president and owner of Erewhon in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Josephine Cochrane patented an automatic dishwasher in 1886, using pressurized water to clean dishes, which became the standard design for modern dishwashers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
Josephine reached out and grabbed it before it could drop.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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