Definitions
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- proper noun A female
given name .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb
Etymologies
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Examples
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ALESSANDRO, husband of the Indian girl Ramona, in Helen Hunt Jackson's novel _Ramona_.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Ebenezer Cobham Brewer 1853
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Sunday, February 7, 2010 at 6: 11 p.m. RAMONA - A small home in the Fernbrook community south of Ramona was destroyed Sunday afternoon after a huge, old oak tree fell on top of it.
Fore, right! 2010
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The reference to "Ramona" is shorthand for the plight of the California Indian made public through the writing of Helen Hunt Jackson, first in her book A Century of Dishonor and then in her more directly appealing, novelistic treatment of the same theme, Ramona (1884).
Joaquin Miller 2010
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Hunter, who spoke at a tea party gathering in Ramona Saturday, said he does not believe children born to illegal immigrant parents should get automatic U.S. citizenship.
Duncan Hunter Discusses Anchor Babies at Tea Party Gathering 2010
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Ramona is horrified when Tesla says they have to terminate The Mountain.
Archive 2010-03-01 Blue Tyson 2010
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Hunter, who spoke at a tea party gathering in Ramona Saturday, said he does not believe children born to illegal immigrant parents should get automatic U.S. citizenship.
VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Print » Duncan Hunter Discusses Anchor Babies at Tea Party Gathering 2010
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A second reason for the popularity of Ramona is identified by
Helen Hunt Jackson 2010
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He lives in Ramona, (San Diego area) California and does get medical service at the Vista,
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Ramona is the story of an orphan, the child of a white father and an Indian mother, who is raised by a foster mother, Señora Gonzago Moreno, but kept ignorant of the fact of her parentage.
Helen Hunt Jackson 2010
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Every character and detail of Ramona is based on fact, or composites of facts (60).
Helen Hunt Jackson 2010
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