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- proper noun A female
given name , feminine form ofEdwin .
Etymologies
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Examples
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As a candidate for First Minister in these times of economic financial turmoil, Edwina is clearly too overqualified for the job.
Andrew backs Edwina 2009
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As a candidate for First Minister in these times of economic financial turmoil, Edwina is clearly too overqualified for the job.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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However, in Edwina's case, following her disastrous stint as a minister, turning a Tory safe into a Labour safe, her splendid 1994 MEP campaign, then she might be better facing the reality that maybe she gets rejected because she ain't got any talent.
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The baby was a boy, -- fortunately, for I don't admire the name Edwina, and I shouldn't have liked to handicap a child with it.
The Plum Tree David Graham Phillips 1889
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Far more important surely is whether Edwina is any good at making comparisons between Plaid Cymru members and Nazi propagandists.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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Sadly, in this all-important area Edwina has been a complete failure.
Andrew backs Edwina 2009
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Far more important surely is whether Edwina is any good at making comparisons between Plaid Cymru members and Nazi propagandists.
Andrew backs Edwina 2009
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Sadly, in this all-important area Edwina has been a complete failure.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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The woman called Edwina looks about twenty at the most, and is rake thin.
Old Magic Marianne Curley 2000
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The woman called Edwina looks about twenty at the most, and is rake thin.
Old Magic Marianne Curley 2000
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