Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The tree yielding shea-butter: same as
karite . Alsoshea-tree .
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- noun Alternative spelling of
shea . - proper noun A
surname of Irish origin, anglicised from Ó Séaghdha. - proper noun A male
given name transferred from the surname. - proper noun A female
given name transferred from the surname.
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Examples
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The writer, Barbara Shea is a long-time pro -- she formerly worked at Newsday.
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Luke Shea is right, most religions have major differences, so only one of them can get you to heaven (if you actually believe these old novels).
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Big, burly, ferociously committed and said to resemble an "American football coach more than a health worker," Todd Shea is a surprising contradiction of a man who still seems to belong in rural northwest Pakistan.
Ehsan Zaffar: SHINE Makes It Easy To Donate Stress-Free To Pakistani Flood Victims, Earthquake Victims In Haiti Ehsan Zaffar 2010
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The jockey Kevin Shea, of South Africa, summed up the sentiment: “The whole facility is simply mind-blowing.”
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Big, burly, ferociously committed and said to resemble an "American football coach more than a health worker," Todd Shea is a surprising contradiction of a man who still seems to belong in rural northwest Pakistan.
Ehsan Zaffar: SHINE Makes It Easy To Donate Stress-Free To Pakistani Flood Victims, Earthquake Victims In Haiti Ehsan Zaffar 2010
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Big, burly, ferociously committed and said to resemble an "American football coach more than a health worker," Todd Shea is a surprising contradiction of a man who still seems to belong in rural northwest Pakistan.
Ehsan Zaffar: SHINE Makes It Easy To Donate Stress-Free To Pakistani Flood Victims, Earthquake Victims In Haiti Ehsan Zaffar 2010
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Rachel Hartigan Shea is the deputy editor of Book World.
January 15th, 2009 m_francis 2009
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The jockey Kevin Shea, of South Africa, summed up the sentiment: “The whole facility is simply mind-blowing.”
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The jockey Kevin Shea, of South Africa, summed up the sentiment: “The whole facility is simply mind-blowing.”
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Shea is often overlooked by S&S aficianados because he writes across so many genres, but the horror-tinged adventure of S&S is clearly at the core of his writing.
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