Alexandra

[ al-ig-zan-druh, -zahn- ]

noun
  1. 1844–1925, queen consort of Edward VII of England.

  2. Classical Mythology. Cassandra (def. 1).

  1. a female given name: derived from Alexander.

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Alexandra

/ (ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndrə) /


noun
  1. 1844–1925, queen consort of Edward VII of Great Britain and Ireland

  2. 1872–1918, the wife of Nicholas II of Russia; her misrule while Nicholas was supreme commander of the Russian forces during World War I precipitated the Russian Revolution

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