josephine

UK /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.zə.fiːn/ US /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.sə.fiːn/

name 1adj 1

Definitions

name

A female given name from French.

"I hate my name, too, so sentimental! I wish every one would say Jo instead of Josephine. How did you make the boys stop calling you Dora?”

I'm going to call him Joseph or Josephine if it's a girl. Why? Because it's a strong name, Joe, Joseph.

adj

Pertaining to Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.

In the 1780s however these were just a couple of strands in the mayhem of Josephine reform, with decrees streaming out of the Hofburg […] at an astounding rate.

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JOSEPHINE + NOUN

it's

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with

ADV.

instead

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"I hate my name, too, so sentimental! I wish every one would say Jo instead of Josephine. How did you make the boys stop calling you Dora?”

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I'm going to call him Joseph or Josephine if it's a girl. Why? Because it's a strong name, Joe, Joseph.

Wiktionary

In the 1780s however these were just a couple of strands in the mayhem of Josephine reform, with decrees streaming out of the Hofburg […] at an astounding rate.

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Josephine came to the U.S. from Germany over 20 years ago.

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