Dinah
Americannoun
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Also Dina (in the Bible) the daughter of Jacob and Leah.
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a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “vindicated.”
noun
Example Sentences
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Following Joan’s death, Ken posed as a wealthy real-estate investor in Washington, D.C. and took up with the much-younger Dinah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
“Leonardo DiCaprio owns the famed former Dinah Shore estate just across the street.”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026
Another Indigenous protester in Sydney, 23-year-old Reeyah Dinah Lotoanie, called for people to recognise that a genocide happened in Australia.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
The police found evidence linking Tobin to the card and established he was living in Margate when Dinah failed to come home.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025
Once I was tucked under the covers, I talked to Dinah about what I’d learned.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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