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anastasia, grand duchess

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An⋅a⋅sta⋅sia

[an-uh-stey-zhuh, ah-nuh-stah-shuh; Russ. uh-nuh-stah-syi-yuh]
–noun
1. Ni⋅ko⋅la⋅iev⋅na Ro⋅ma⋅nov [Russ. nyi-kuh-lah-yiv-nuh ruh-mah-nuhf] , Grand Duchess, 1901–?, daughter of Nicholas II: believed executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918 with other members of the Romanov family.
2. a female given name.
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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" + istanai "to make stand."
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