Alexandra

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Al·ex·an·dra

 (ăl′ĭg-zăn′drə, -zän′-) 1872-1918.
Last czarina of Russia (1894-1917). The wife of Nicholas II, she interfered in politics under Rasputin's influence. After the Bolshevik revolution, she and her family were imprisoned and executed.
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Alexandra

(ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndrə)
n
1. (Biography) 1844–1925, queen consort of Edward VII of Great Britain and Ireland
2. (Biography) 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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During these last few years all three of the general's daughters- Alexandra, Adelaida, and Aglaya--had grown up and matured.
"'No doubt,' replied the actor in question, 'you mean the "Isabella," the "Phyllis," and the "Alexandra."'
She seemed to have a great deal of hair: it was arranged with peculiar elaboration and done over the forehead in what she called an Alexandra fringe.
Two windows opened on to the deck, and the light beating through them when the ship was roasted on the Amazons had turned the prints on the opposite wall to a faint yellow colour, so that "The Coliseum" was scarcely to be distinguished from Queen Alexandra playing with her Spaniels.
Alexandra Hodson had been experiencing key symptoms of the disease including pain during intercourse, bleeding in between periods and after sex.
WHEN Alexandra Mardell's father died suddenly three years ago, the Coronation Street actress was shocked to learn he was suffering from undiagnosed cardiomyopathy.
PAUL Hollywood's girlfriend goes for a stroll yesterday - on the same day his divorce from wife Alexandra came through.
The knife became lodged in layers of the blanket-style accessory as James Thomas attacked Alexandra Vignon, 25.
"I really want to put my music at the forefront," Alexandra explains, as we chat about her bringing the awardwinning show back to the Liverpool Empire later this month, "so I'm hoping to concentrate on that."
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