Miranda

American  

[mi-ran-duh, mee-rahn-dah] / mɪˈræn də, miˈrɑn dɑ /

noun

1. Francisco de 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and patriot.

2. Astronomy. a moon of the planet Uranus.

3. the daughter of Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest.

4. a given name: from a Latin word meaning “to be admired.”

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adjective

1. Law. of, relating to, or being upheld by the Supreme Court ruling (Miranda v. Arizona, 1966) requiring law-enforcement officers to warn a person who has been taken into custody of their rights to remain silent and to have legal counsel.

   He was read his Miranda rights, placed under arrest, and transported to the jail.

   Service officers must read the Miranda warning to an arrested person before asking them any investigative questions.

Miranda ¹ British  

/ mɪˈrændə /

noun

1. one of the larger satellites of the planet Uranus

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Miranda ² British  

/ miˈranda /

noun

1. Francisco de (franˈsisko de). 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionary, who planned to liberate South and Central America from Spain. A leader (1811–12) of the Venezuelan uprising, he surrendered to Spain and died in prison

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Example Sentences

"It's not the money that I'm after," Miranda says, "I actually want to retain my land."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Hamilton creator Lin Manuel Miranda made an Oscar-nominated film in 2021 about Larson's life, Tick Tick ...

From BBC • May 19, 2026

"You can't be out on the streets too late anymore," 24-year-old student Natalia Miranda told AFP.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

But she will endure, she knows, sustained by the enduring memories of Miranda and the mutual love they shared.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Some of us had other theories, but only Miranda seemed to take Naomi’s happiness as a personal affront.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez