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- proper noun A female
given name of modern usage, a short form ofAlexandra .
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Examples
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Alexandra, known as Xandra, had divorced her first husband, the British naval attaché in postwar Paris.
A Very English Controversialist Norman Stone 2011
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Trevor-Roper's marriage to a woman 11 years his senior, Alexandra Henrietta Louisa Howard-Johnston, known as Xandra, did not entirely dispel rumors that he was gay.
NYT > Home Page By DWIGHT GARNER 2011
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By 1983, he was unhappy at Peterhouse, feeling isolated and pinched for money, and worried about retiring and about where he and Xandra would live.
A Very English Controversialist Norman Stone 2011
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The museum had vetted the moon rock early on by checking with NASA, (Rijksmuseum spokeswoman Xandra) van Gelder said.
Boing Boing 2009
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He did so, apparently, to please Xandra: You expect me to earn more money than I am paid at Oxford.
A Very English Controversialist Norman Stone 2011
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No one is more surprised than Xandra when Dante shows up as her date.
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Xandra had a thing about vampires — like not dating one.
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As they race to uncover a long-buried secret, Xandra realizes she can trust no one.
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As they race to uncover a long-buried secret, Xandra realizes she can trust no one.
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Xandra had a thing about vampires — like not dating one.
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