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Maja

American  
[mah-hah] / ˈmɑ hɑ /

noun

  1. a genus of crab belonging to the spider crab family.


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French Open runner-up Maja Chwalinska has been rewarded for her Roland Garros run with a wildcard for the women's singles.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

On Saturday, Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva took the women’s title with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over the Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 7, 2026

Maja Stark has a special appreciation for that now, a year after winning the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

It means one of Potapova, Kalinskaya, Parry or Poland's Maja Chwalinska are guaranteed to reach the semi-finals at Roland Garros - with none of them ever having previously made the quarter-finals in Paris.

From BBC May 30, 2026

"Had you packed any cookies?" my friend Maja asks.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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