Magdalena
Americannoun
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a river in SW Colombia, flowing N to the Caribbean. 1,060 miles (1,705 km) long.
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a female given name.
noun
Example Sentences
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Artist and parent Marissa Magdalena Sykes, who grew up in the San Joaquin Valley and is the first in her family to not work in the fields, chimed in.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Maria Magdalena Callejas, her boyfriend and her 14-year-old son were detained in Texas while on a road trip last spring.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
"Every person alive today carries radioactive isotopes from atmospheric testing in their bones," report co-author and University of South Carolina anthropology professor Magdalena Stawkowski told AFP.
From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026
Top seed Raducanu avoided having to play two matches on the same day after second-round opponent Magdalena Frech withdrew with injury.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
Then Magdalena began to cry like her tears were spilling out of her broken heart.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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