Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An Indian unit of weight for gold, the weight of the bean of Phaseolus vulgaris, equal to 8¾ grains troy, or 5 vatis.
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- proper noun A female
given name of Russian origin, diminutive ofMaria .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Finding herself alone, Masha is forced to start again, with no money and no resources.
Cordoves, Joaquin 2010
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Revictimizing Victims yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Revictimizing Victims'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: New book continues the child sexual abuse of Masha aka Mea Allen.'
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KOPPEL (on camera): Masha and her supporters are urging Congress to back new legislation called Masha's Law, raising the civil penalties for anyone who downloads child pornography.
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She's trying to get something called Masha's Law passed.
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Masha and Nancy Grace were on Capitol Hill to try and get legislation called Masha ` s Law passed.
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In one of them, the first one from Siberia, Pasinkov called Masha his best friend, promised to send her the money for the journey to
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KOPPEL (on camera): Masha and her supporters are urging Congress to back new legislation called Masha's Law, raising the civil penalties for anyone who downloads child pornography.
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In one of them, the first one from Siberia, Pasinkov called Masha his best friend, promised to send her the money for the journey to Siberia, and ended with the following words -- 'I kiss your pretty little hands; the girls here have not hands like yours; and their heads are no match for yours, nor their hearts either ....
The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev 1850
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She is called Masha; she has a "sister" called Katya and an aunt called Tatiana.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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She is called Masha; she has a "sister" called Katya and an aunt called Tatiana.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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