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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Pycnonotidae — a singlepasserine species Malia grata, found inSulawesi . - proper noun A female
given name derived from HawaiianMalia .
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Examples
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They should just pass on the whole dog thing, if Malia is allergic.
Doggone It, Just Get the Puppy Already - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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Malia is the first one to change [the channel] if something suddenly comes on that she thinks is inappropriate.
Obama Talks About His Girls - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Malia is becoming an Episcopal priest, next Spring - there were more clerical collars in the assembly of this wedding than any I've been to before.
Wedding in Boston bats22 2008
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Malia is the first one to change [the channel] if something suddenly comes on that she thinks is inappropriate.
Obama Talks About His Girls - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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May the name Malia — Hawaiian for Mary, of course — ring warmly through the rooms and corridors of your new residence as it does in many island homes — “Malia, finish your homework” — and leave its mana.
Archive 2009-01-18 Esther 2009
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Malia, which is how Obama's daughter spells it, came in at No. 192, rising 153 spots.
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Silly Salindi, a female Sudanese spirit also known as Malia Mackay, set down a fuller set of rules: no smoking or drinking, and sex only when allowed.
The Gun C. J. Chivers 2010
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Malia, which is how Obama's daughter spells it, came in at No. 192, rising 153 spots.
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Maliyah moved up 342 spots, to No. 296, while Malia, which is how Obama's daughter spells it, came in at No. 192, rising 153 spots.
The Seattle Times 2010
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Malia, which is how President Obama's daughter spells it, came in at No. 192, rising 153 spots.
Booker Rising 2010
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