Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small American serpent, Charina plumbed, native of California and Mexico. It is a sort of sand-snake related to and formerly placed in the family Erycidæ, but represents a different family, Charinidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A sand snake (
Charina plumbea ) of Western North America, of the familyErycidæ .
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- proper noun A female
given name , a variant ofWinona .
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Examples
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"The school community is united behind the student and her family, and we thank God that she is not hurt," Wenona School officials said in a statement.
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Funeral services were held Thursday in Wenona, Md.
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I believe this buck was caught in a combine near the town of Wenona in Illinois.
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With the exception of organizing a library at Wenona, Illinois, her work was with the Peoria Public Library.
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The sons of Peter Howe of Wenona, Ill., who out of filial regard for the wishes of their revered father, placed this beautiful property under the control of the President of Leland University for a number of years.
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She was no longer the "baby" she was "Wenona," my first born, and in spirit we were comrades.
A Daughter of the Middle Border Hamlin Garland 1900
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Miss Pulver, who is a pupil at the private Wenona High School, was said to be shocked but physically unharmed in the incident.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Collar-bomb victim Maddie Pulver, 18, is in Year 12 at the Shore's sister college, Wenona, in North Sydney.
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The 18-year-old Wenona Girls' School student made the HSC Distinguished Achievers list for scoring a Band 6 score of more than 90 in Advanced English.
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Miss Pulver, who is a pupil at the private Wenona High School, was said to be shocked but physically unharmed in the incident.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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