Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Mexican-American woman or girl.
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- noun A
female Chicano .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It was between a Mexican American student who had written an essay on the representation of woman in Chicana fiction.
on the ground in berlin : Jeffrey McDaniel : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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While Villanueva is often characterized as a Chicana poet, or as a Feminist poet, such characterizations can conceal more than they reveal.
La Bloga 2009
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While Villanueva is often characterized as a Chicana poet, or as a Feminist poet, such characterizations can conceal more than they reveal.
La Bloga 2009
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Aztlanistas, on the otra hand, use "undocumented immigrant," as gratuitous a bit of p.c. pendejada as "Chicana" or "Chicano."
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It wasn't until I heard about the book, Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, A Chicana Punk Story, that I started digging deeper for punk's local roots.
Voto Latino: AMP: Alice Bag's Chicana Punk Story Hits Home Voto Latino 2011
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If you're shopping for a new read, pick up a copy of Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, A Chicana Punk Story.
Voto Latino: AMP: Alice Bag's Chicana Punk Story Hits Home Voto Latino 2011
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If you're shopping for a new read, pick up a copy of Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, A Chicana Punk Story.
Voto Latino: AMP: Alice Bag's Chicana Punk Story Hits Home Voto Latino 2011
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If you're shopping for a new read, pick up a copy of Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, A Chicana Punk Story.
Voto Latino: AMP: Alice Bag's Chicana Punk Story Hits Home Voto Latino 2011
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It wasn't until I heard about the book, Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, A Chicana Punk Story, that I started digging deeper for punk's local roots.
Voto Latino: AMP: Alice Bag's Chicana Punk Story Hits Home Voto Latino 2011
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It wasn't until I heard about the book, Violence Girl: East L.A. Rage to Hollywood Stage, A Chicana Punk Story, that I started digging deeper for punk's local roots.
Voto Latino: AMP: Alice Bag's Chicana Punk Story Hits Home Voto Latino 2011
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