Anastasia
əˈsteɪ
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| Grand Duchess. 1901--?18, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, believed to have been executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918, although several women subsequently claimed to be her | |
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Anastasia
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Anastasia
fem. proper name, from L.L. fem. of Anastasius, from Gk. Anastasios, from anastasis "resurrection," lit. "a rising up," from ana "up" + histanai "to make stand," from PIE base *sta- "stand" (see stet).
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