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Zuleika

American  
[zoo-ley-kuh, -lahy-] / zuˈleɪ kə, -ˈlaɪ- /

noun

  1. a female given name.


Example Sentences

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He is thrown into prison, and Zuleika waits 36 years for him to be freed.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2014

Mohammad Ali gave her calls a ringtone that was a verse from a popular Afghan song that recalls the story of Yusuf and Zuleika.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2014

Lodge excludes fiction set predominantly among students, such as Beerbohm's delightful Zuleika Dobson and Evelyn Waugh's various skewering visits to academe.

From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2013

This seems a bit like the kind of “realism” that leads flirts like Henry James’ Daisy Miller or Max Beerbohm’s Zuleika Dobson to meet bad ends for their reckless and loose ways.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2012

Love is potent, Zuleika, and will accomplish miracles.

From Monte-Cristo's Daughter by Flagg, Edmund