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- proper noun A female
given name , a Latinate and Italian form ofIsabel (=Elizabeth ), currently fashionable in the English-speaking world.
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[Footnote 240: This is the proper name of the heroine of the story immortalized by Keats as "Isabella or the Pot of Basil," and is one of the many forms of the and name _Elisabetta_ (Elizabeth), _Isabetta_ and _Isabella_ being others.
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The name Isabella, translated from Spanish into English, means “goddess of plenty.”
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"Isabella" is a "girl" story, but it's cute and fun and very positive.
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Check it out if you haven't seen it: "Isabella" is the name of the episode near the end of Season 1.
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Say it! she demanded, and I cried and pressed my lips together because I was terrified that somehow the word Isabella would escape my mouth and bring a stab of pain to Amou, who stood by, holding her breath and feeling guilty but too frightened to come to my defense, I’m sure.
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Say it! she demanded, and I cried and pressed my lips together because I was terrified that somehow the word Isabella would escape my mouth and bring a stab of pain to Amou, who stood by, holding her breath and feeling guilty but too frightened to come to my defense, I’m sure.
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Say it! she demanded, and I cried and pressed my lips together because I was terrified that somehow the word Isabella would escape my mouth and bring a stab of pain to Amou, who stood by, holding her breath and feeling guilty but too frightened to come to my defense, I’m sure.
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A Yupik friend reminds me Isabella is talking about a sense of community that might be hard for me to grasp, as someone who simply does not have a long, deep history with one place.
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A Yupik friend reminds me Isabella is talking about a sense of community that might be hard for me to grasp, as someone who simply does not have a long, deep history with one place.
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Isabella is referring to history, tradition and sovereignty.
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