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

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Miranda

"Coca is a business," says Gloria Miranda, director of the government agency in charge of illicit crop substitution in Colombia.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

The case gripped Britain and was turned into the 1985 film "Dance with a Stranger" starring Miranda Richardson and Rupert Everett.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Miranda is not facing any criminal charges in the probe.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

No charges have been filed against its owner, Shannon Miranda, who did not respond to The Times’ request for comment on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

“The Whatnot Corporation does not have a company website,” one of the female whatnots—a Miranda?

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix