Winona
Americannoun
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a city in SE Minnesota, on the Mississippi.
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a female given name.
Example Sentences
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In Tim Burton’s breakthrough film, O’Hara played tragically hip Delia Deetz, the pretentious and self-absorbed stepmother of Winona Ryder’s Lydia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
The movie, also starring Alec Baldwin, Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder, became an instant hit, eventually leading to a Broadway musical and a 2024 sequel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
In 1988, she played Winona Ryder's stepmother in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice."
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
Allaire’s relationship with technology began while he was growing up in Winona, Minn. In the 1980s, he and his brother, Joseph “J.J.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2025
Winona Ryder and Christian Slater are clearly visible in the audience, sitting near the back.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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