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  • proper noun A female given name, a less common spelling of Winona.

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Examples

  • The name "Wenonah," bestowed upon the eldest daughter, distinctly implies all this, and a girl who failed in her charitable duties was held to be unworthy of the name.

    The Soul of the Indian 1911

  • The name "Wenonah," bestowed upon the eldest daughter, distinctly implies all this, and a girl who failed in her charitable duties was held to be unworthy of the name.

    The Soul of the Indian Charles Alexander Eastman 1898

  • Wenonah Hauter is the executive director of Food & Water Watch.

    Wenonah Hauter: The Next Big Thing In Industry: Water Profiteering Wenonah Hauter 2011

  • In Wenonah, N.J., voters will decide in November whether to eliminate its seven-officer force and have another municipality assume its policing.

    The Day the Law Left Town Ana Campoy 2011

  • Food & Water Watch director Wenonah Hauter is enthusiastic about the potential benefits of marketing invasives, noting that in order to do so effectively, supply chains need revamping and some of the species may need some added sex appeal, in some cases, through re-naming.

    Leslie Hatfield: Summer's Coolest Culinary Trend: Invasive Species Leslie Hatfield 2011

  • In Wenonah, N.J., voters will decide in November whether to eliminate its seven-officer force and have another municipality assume its policing.

    The Day the Law Left Town Ana Campoy 2011

  • Kathleen Jones, a retired accountant in Wenonah, N.J., was one of the thousands of people who recently called the Glenwillow, Ohio, office of Techtronic Industries Co., the Hong Kong-based maker of Hoover and Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners.

    For Those Who Dare to Repair, Fix-It Help Lines Answer the Call James R. Hagerty 2011

  • Food & Water Watch director Wenonah Hauter is enthusiastic about the potential benefits of marketing invasives, noting that in order to do so effectively, supply chains need revamping and some of the species may need some added sex appeal, in some cases, through re-naming.

    Leslie Hatfield: Summer's Coolest Culinary Trend: Invasive Species Leslie Hatfield 2011

  • We even headed home on the Delsea Drive, a back road that winds straight from Cape May to Wenonah, home roost of every buzzard who is any buzzard in the Garden State.

    The Wrong One Flew Anne Johnson 2009

  • The countryside around Wenonah has been slash-and-burn developed in recent years, but there's still an active landfill in the area.

    Beautiful, Beautiful Buzzards Anne Johnson 2009

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